Elliott v. Great National Life Insurance Co.

BARROW, Justice.

B. N. Elliott brought this suit to recover the sum of $12,500 remaining unpaid on an alleged oral agreement of employment for a period of one year. Donald Spear, who was Senior Vice-President of Marketing for Great National Life Insurance Company, entered into the agreement with Elliott. The question presented is whether Spear was authorized by Great National to make the agreement. The trial court rendered judgment on the jury verdict for Elliott. 1 The court of civil appeals reversed this judgment and rendered a take-nothing judgment for Great National after concluding that…