Cooke v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

OLSZEWSKI, J.:

¶ 1 Before this Court is the appeal of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and J. Mark Mackey. They challenge the trial court’s refusal to compel arbitration or to grant a judgment N.O.V. We affirm.

¶2 This case grows out of events surrounding the termination of appellee Curtis Cooke as an insurance agent for appellant Equitable Life. Appellant Mackey was Cooke’s immediate supervisor. Cooke became an Equitable agent in 1968. He subsequently became a licensed insurance broker and began offering a wide range of products from different companies to his clients.…