Russo v. New York Life Insurance

In an action, inter alia, to recover commissions on the sale of life insurance policies, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Goldstein, J.), dated December 12, 1996, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiff worked as an insurance agent of the defendant from 1962 to 1993. As part of his compensation, the plaintiff earned commissions on the life insurance policies that he sold and on those which were renewed. After his retirement, the defendant continued to…