Legal Opinion
Bryant v. Continental Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 24, 1938No. 26907, 26929PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, J.
Counsel for the plaintiff cite several New York *525cases in support of their contention that the agent of an insurance company is entitled to commissions on renewal premiums paid after the termination of his employment. The New York rule, however, seems to be in the minority. The eminent Mr. Williston in his 1936 edition of his work on Contracts states in volume IV, page 2874, § 1030: “The weight of authority sustains the view that the commissions upon renewal premiums are not simply payment for securing the insurance but compensation for other services in the prosecution and preservation of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Plumer v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
- Hercules Mutual Life Assurance Society of the United States v. BrinkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Locher v. New York Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1919
- Park & Iverson v. Piedmont & Arlington Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
3Cited by6 opinions
- Baker v. Missouri National Life Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1963
- Barr v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of CanadaSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- Mrs. Mae Hester Bohannon v. Manhattan Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Third-Party v. Jackson's Atlanta Ready Mix Concrete Company, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- State Mutual Insurance Co. v. HarmonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945
- Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. LeMasterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1954
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