The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967304
Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 19, Problem 3RE
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Case s ummary :Person B hired person S to assist him in selling insurance for his company MLC. B found that S was simultaneously selling the insurance of another company PLC. B withheld the client’s contact information from S and terminated the contract. S brought a suit against B for loss in sale and commissions.
To find : The ruling of the court on the employee status of S.
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