Wilson v. Northwestern National Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $4,500,. commission for obtaining' applications for life insurance. The • case was tried before Brooks, J., and a jury which found for defendant. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $4,500,. commission for obtaining' applications for life insurance. The • case was tried before Brooks, J., and a jury which found for defendant. From an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, plaintiffs appealed. This action was brought by the plaintiffs and appellants as copartners against defendant and respondent life insurance company for the recovery of damages for breach of contract of agency entered into between plaintiffs and the Northwestern Life & Savings Company, an Iowa…
1Opinion of the CourtJaggard, J.
(after stating the facts as above).
1. One of the plaintiffs’ contentions was that the allegations of the answer were not sufficient to constitute a defense to the cause of action of the plaintiffs. In support of this they adduce four propositions, the gist of which is that the answer set forth that plaintiffs had compromised and settled' their “claims for services,” and that it contained no allegation concerning the satisfaction and settlement of “the cause of action set forth in the complaint.” Plaintiffs’ construction of the complaint is that it sought the recovery of damages, the measure…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Eidam v. FinneganSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Ætna Insurance Co. v. GrubeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1861
- Bray v. DohenySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Gerdtzen v. CockrellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Wells v. PenfieldSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
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