Legal Opinion
Ensign v. United Pacific Ins. Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Decided February 16, 1945No. 6729PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McDonough, justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a directed verdict, “no cause of action.” The question for determination is whether the trial court erred in directing a verdict in favor of defendant.
On March 22, 1942, the defendant United Pacific Insurance Company entered into an agency contract with plaintiffs, whereby the plaintiffs were made nonexclusive agents to solicit and submit applications for insurance on various classes of risks. The contract based compensation on percentages of premiums collected and by an express provision the agency was required to notify the defendant…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Reed v. Union Central Life InsuranceUtah Supreme Court · 1900
- Terry v. BartlettWisconsin Supreme Court · 1913
- Oliver v. KatzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
- Madden v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of United StatesThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1895
- W. R. O'Brien, Inc. v. Vehicle Underwriting Agency Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1934
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3Cited by4 opinions
- James R. Baker v. The Penn Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- Sterling Colorado Agency, Inc., a Colorado Corporation v. Sterling Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, Sterling Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Sterling Colorado Agency, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959
- Frank O. Pruitt, Inc. v. Southern Underwriters, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1955
- Sterling Colorado Agency, Inc. v. Sterling InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1959