Gore v. Canada Life Assurance Co.

The plaintiff brought an action against the defendant, and recovered a judgment, for a balance claimed to be due him for commissions upon insurance premiums obtained from policies written for defendant’s patrons upon his solicitation. The defendant has brought the case to this court by writ of error.

At the threshold of the case is the question whether the plaintiff sustained contract relations with the defendant. His claim is that he was employed on behalf of the defendant by one Glass, with the subsequent approval of Bucknell, who was called the “manager of the Michigan branch.” The…