Patillo v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States

Defendants Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and Leethel Neal appeal by leave granted from the denial of their motion for summary disposition on February 28, 1990, and from the March 14, 1990, granting of plaintiffs motion to file an amended complaint in this wrongful discharge case. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiff began working for Equitable in 1972, as a trainee insurance agent. Plaintiff initially worked under the "12th Edition Agreement,” a written contract that provided for compensation, in part, on a salary basis. In 1973, plaintiff became licensed to…