Israel v. Northwestern National Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in tbe district court for Hennepin comity by the administratrix de bonis non of the estate of Francis M. Israel, deceased, to recover $8,000 for commissions earned in'the service of defendant’s assignor by plaintiff’s intestate and for damages to the business of the intestate caused by the assignment. The substance of the answer, which alleged a counterclaim of $182.11, is stated in the opinion. The reply was a general denial.
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Action in tbe district court for Hennepin comity by the administratrix de bonis non of the estate of Francis M. Israel, deceased, to recover $8,000 for commissions earned in'the service of defendant’s assignor by plaintiff’s intestate and for damages to the business of the intestate caused by the assignment. The substance of the answer, which alleged a counterclaim of $182.11, is stated in the opinion. The reply was a general denial. The case was tried before Booth, J., who made findings and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff in the sum of $1,824.41. From judgment entered pursuant to the…
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
On and prior to the month of June, 1902, the Northwestern Life & Savings Company, of Des Moines, Iowa, was a corporation engaged in the business of life insurance. Bespondent’s intestate was *406operating as its exclusive agent in the state of Michigan, under a contract executed on June 25, 1902, which provided that either party might terminate the agreement thirty days after giving the other notice to that effect, after May 1, 1903. While this contract was still in force and on August 22, 1903, the Iowa company entered into a written contract with appellant, a Minnesota corporation, whereby the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States v. BehanSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Lewis v. Atlas Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- Moore v. Security Trust & Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Crowell v. Northwestern National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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- Wheeler v. Hartford Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
- Hart v. Lincoln National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1919