Opinion ID: 1497709
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Commissions accrued between Purdy's return and termination

Text: The trial court determined that CTC effectively terminated its agreement with Purdy when it informed him, on November 13, 1990, that it was reassigning the State of Maine account to make it a house account. This reassignment meant that Purdy would no longer receive commissions from related sales. The agreement allowed CTC to terminate Purdy without cause but required CTC to provide him with two weeks notice. The court concluded that CTC owed Purdy commissions on the State account from the date of his return to work (November 1, 1990) through November 29, 1990 (two weeks following CTC's notice of termination to Purdy). The agreement provides that alterations may be made only by further written agreement between the parties. Absent evidence of any written agreement between the parties, and given that CTC did pay Purdy commissions on other contracts for the period from November 14 to December 31, 1990, CTC was obligated to pay commission on sales to the State and was required to abide by section 626 with respect to all commissions that accrued between the date Purdy returned and the date his employment with CTC terminated, December 31, 1990.