Chicago Life Ins. v. Tiernan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. Action by Robert S. Tiernan and another against the Chicago Rife Insurance Company. Judgment for the plaintiffs for a part only of the amount claimed, and both parties bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
In an action at law in the court below, which resulted on April 28, 1915, in a judgment against the Chicago Rife Insurance Company for $64,826.87 and interest from that date Robert S. Tiernan and Howard R. Stout were the plaintiffs and the insurance company was the defendant. Under a contract made by an original writing of September 24, 1903, and six supplemental writings of September 24, November 28, December 1, and December 5, 1903, and March 25 and May 4, 1904, which together constitute one contract, the defendant made the plaintiffs its exclusive agents for 5 years…
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