Thornton v. Rio Grande National Life Insurance Co.

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Thornton worked for defendant Rio Grande Insurance Company for some 5 years, first as an office manager and later as an agent. Defendants Johnson, Gayle, Kavanaugh and Lee are employees of defendant Rio Grande Insurance Co. On June 9, 1960, plaintiff voluntarily quit his job as agent. Plaintiff alleged that at the time of quitting, he gave defendant Johnson (office manager of Rio Grande) all of the moneys he had collected, and a final “tabulation summary” of moneys collected; that defendant Johnson discarded and destroyed such tabulation summary; that…