Cirlin v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co.

Plaintiff instituted this action to recover the sum of $11.36 claimed to be due him for brokerage commissions. Demand for payment was made of the defendant and refused. The defendant in its answer pleads a general denial and, affirmatively, “foreign law.” The action proceeded to trial before this court and at the trial the following facts were either adduced or conceded, so that the only proposition to be determined by this court is one of law. Briefly stated, the facts indicate that the plaintiff, who was a licensed insurance broker under the laws of the State of New York, was the “ producer…