Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Long
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 18, 1896PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Assumpsit, for money due. Appeal to the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. Alonzo S. Wilderman, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the February term, 1896.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sample
The appellee Long was an agent of appellant, under a written contract which contained, among others, the following provision:
“ I agree that the condition of my account with the company, either before or after the termination of my employment by the company, shall be ascertained and determined by an inspection of my weekly accounts. * * * Such inspection may be made at the direction of the company at any time, with or without notice to me, and by any person authorized by the company to make it; and when made, either before or after the termination of my agency, and whether I shall be present…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McAuley v. CarterIllinois Supreme Court · 1859
- Downey v. O'DonnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
3Cited by2 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Ins. v. LongAppellate Court of Illinois · 1898
- Stevens v. Metropolitan LifeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897