Insley v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Maxey,

Plaintiff, an insurance agent, brought an action in assumpsit against defendant, the State Mutual Life Assurance Company, for an accounting of renewal commissions alleged to be due him by the defendant.

Under a written contract dated May 1, 1923, plaintiff, in partnership with J. Elerick Willing, was employed as general agent by defendant and became entitled to commissions on the initial premiums on policies he wrote and also on the renewal premiums for a period of fourteen years. In September, 1924, the plaintiff and Willing dissolved their partnership and resigned…