Raipe v. Gorrell
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Judge. On January 10, 1896, the defendants, having a- general agency for the Iowa Life Insurance Company, entered into a written agreement with the plaintiff whereby he agreed for one year to devote all his time, energy, and ability in' working life insurance for said company as state agent, under defendants’ direction, with headquarters at Milwaukee, paying his own expenses, he to be allowed to…
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Appeal from a judgment of the superior court of Milwaukee county: J. C. Ludwig, Judge. On January 10, 1896, the defendants, having a- general agency for the Iowa Life Insurance Company, entered into a written agreement with the plaintiff whereby he agreed for one year to devote all his time, energy, and ability in' working life insurance for said company as state agent, under defendants’ direction, with headquarters at Milwaukee, paying his own expenses, he to be allowed to pay not exceeding twenty per cent, commission to parties assisting him in procuring business, or for discount of notes,…
1Opinion of the CourtDodge, J.
1. Sufficiency of the general exception to the court’s order of confirmation, in order to enable review of the specific exceptions taken to the referee’s findings, is challenged. While such review cannot be had in absence of any exception to the order of confirmation (Momsen v. Atkins, ante, p. 557), we have recently held, at least impliedly, that a general exception will suffice (Hinz v. Van Dusen, 95 Wis. 503, 506; Small v. Prentice, 102 Wis. 257); although, as was said in Lemke v. Daegling, 52 Wis. 498, this court will exercise its discretion to refuse such review where exceptions to…
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