60 Ga. App. 558 | Ga. Ct. App. | 1939
Joe Phillips sued out an attachment against Prank Ableson trading as Alabama Novelty House, and alleged in the declaration in attachment that the defendant was indebted to him $1500 on a certain contract, a copy of which was attached to the declaration; that under the terms of this contract he was to receive as a commission fifteen per cent, on sheets and pillow-cases sold by him, and a commission of twenty per cent, on all other goods sold by him; that he had sold certain goods, a list of which was attached, and had, complied with the contract, but the defendant had paid him only a five per cent, commission thereon and refused to pay him the additional fifteen per cent. The defendant answered and denied that he was indebted to the plaintiff in any sum. On the trial the court directed a verdict for the defendant. The exception is to the judgment overruling the plaintiff’s motion for new trial. The contract sued on provided, among other things, that the plaintiff was to be allowed a commission of fifteen per cent, on sheets and pillow-cases and twenty per cent, on all other goods sold, unless otherwise specified on each lease or time sale; that “the employee during the period of his employment shall receive from the employer monthly an itemized statement of his account with the employer;” that “it is further understood and agreed that the monthly statements shall be deposited in the mail, properly addressed and stamped, which shall be held to be delivery to the salesman herein; that unless written objection be made within ten days thereafter, the same shall be held to be an account stated, and all objections shall be in writing, copy of which
The plaintiff makes no effort in his pleadings to set out the account stated and to then point out clear and palpable mistakes therein or omissions; but he undertakes to open up all of the transactions between the parties during the existence of the contract from March 25, 1936, to July 27, 1937, by setting out what he claims to be a list of goods sold and payments. “When an account has become stated, the party rendering the same is bound thereby, unless he shows that there has been a clear and palpable mistake in the account, or an omission of items is clearly and satisfactorily established; and this must be done to.the same extent and with the same degree of certainty that courts of equity require in order to correct mistakes.” Tate v. Gairdner, 119 Ga. 1133 (2) (46 S. E. 73). See Trippe v. Wynne, 76 Ga. 200. It appears from the evidence that the plaintiff for about fifteen months received the monthly statements and checks from the defendant, and made no written objection thereto as provided by the contract sued on, and that on the expiration of this contract he
Judgment affirmed.