Travelers Insurance v. Hermann

On the 9th day of February, 1920, Edwin C. Hermann was employed under a written contract by the Travelers Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, hereafter referred to as the company, as a soliciting agent to solicit and transact life, accident, and health insurance. For such services the company agreed to pay him commissions on original policies issued through him, in accordance with a schedule of rates included in the contract, and five per cent, on renewal premiums on policies of life insurance originally issued through his efforts, on which one year’s premium had been paid and where…