Yowell v. Union Central Life Ins.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Davidson County. —Hon. John Allison, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the Court
Me. Malone, Special Justice,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
This case turns upon the construction of a contract between insurance agents and the company.
The contract in question, dated July 1, 1912, was made between James A. Yowell and his son, Joel E. Yowell, as subagents, the firm of Dabney & Martin, as general agents, and the Union Central Life Insurance Company. It was the last of several agency contracts to which the complainants, James A. and Joel E. Yow-ell, and the defendant, Union Central Life Insurance Company, were parties.
The Yowells filed the original bill against both of the…
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