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· 4/15/1891

Oates v. Union Pacific Railway Co.

Citations

  • 104 Mo. 514

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that ambiguity in a Letter of Understanding setting forth commission structure created “a legitimate dispute as to whether the plaintiff owed wages to the employees”
  • stating the general rule that “a person employed on a commission basis to solicit sales orders is entitled to his commission when the order is accepted by his employer” (quoting Galloway v. Chicago-Soft, Ltd., 142 N.H. 752, 713 A.2d 982, 984 (1998))
  • specifying three and one-half percent “commission” for modular home sales

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Judges: Black

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