Bishop v. American States Life Insurance Co.

AKER, Justice.

Movant, William H. Bishop seeks review of the decision of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the judgment of the Fa-yette Circuit Court in denying him a commission on the sale of a life insurance policy-

Movant and James C. Pullins were both agents for American States Life Insurance Company, respondent herein. The terms of their agency contracts with respondent were identical.

During the course of several months each agent, without knowledge of the activity of the other, attempted to procure a life insurance policy, in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) on the…