Legal Opinion

Christopher Wright v. Byron Financial, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 4, 2017No. 16-3465, 16-3554PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Christopher Wright used to sell insurance policies for Byron Financial, LLC, a wealth-management firm. By contract, he was supposed to remit fifteen percent of his commissions to Byron Financial and repay it for certain expenses. When his job there ended, he began to sell insurance on his own. But for the next three months, he continued to use Byron Financial to review prospective clients and secure policy offers from insurance carriers, without paying for those services. Wright and Byron Financial then sued one another for breach of contract, with each party claiming…

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  3. Hetzel v. Prince William CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. United States v. Gary L. DolanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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