Thompson v. Coughlin

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his claim for a partnership accounting and for a share of commissions from the sale of life insurance that he contends are due him under the partnership agreement. Defendant cross-appeals, assigning error to the denial of her request for a jury trial. We review de novo and reverse on appeal.

Plaintiff and defendant became associated as insurance agents in 1981. They worked together on a large transaction for members of the Macdonald family, who were then clients of defendant. In 1984, the parties entered into a partnership agreement that provided,…