Legal Opinion

Thornton v. Life Ass'n of America

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided November 4, 1879PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Error to St. Louis Circuit Court,. Dederich v. Richley, 19 Wend. 110; Sharp v. Mayor, 18 How. Pr. 216; 'Keeler v. Plank-road Co., 10 How. Pr. 11; Lord v. Connor, 48 How. Pr. 95 ; Kane v. Delano, 11 Abb. (n. s.) 29; Graham v. Golding, 7 How. Pr. 260; Turner v. Taylor, 2 Daly, 282; Dooley v. Barker, 2 Mo. App. 325.

1Opinion of the CourtBakewell, J.

The allegations of the petition are, that plaintiff, by contract with defendant, was its district agent at a salary of $60 a month and a commission of twelve and a half per cent on first premiums and five per cent on renewal premiums, to continue whilst the policies remained in force ; that after this contract had been in force ten months, it was so modified that plaintiff was to receive a salary of $125 a month and commissions on renewal premiums as before, which was afterwards modified in a manner stated, the commissions on renewal premiums remaining the same. Plaintiff remained in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lewis v. Atlas Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
  2. Dederick's Administrators v. RichleyNew York Supreme Court · 1838
  3. Townsend v. HendricksNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
  4. Turner v. TaylorNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1867
  5. Keeler v. Poughkeepsie & Salt Point Plank Road Co.New York Supreme Court · 1854

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Durwood v. DubinskySupreme Court of Missouri · 1956
  2. Father Matthew Young Men's Total Abstinence & Benevolent Society v. FitzwilliamMissouri Court of Appeals · 1882
  3. Tietzel v. Southwestern Const. Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Arensmeyer v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  5. Klingenberg Son v. DavisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1925

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