Yarrington v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.

The appeal by Yarrington is from a decree dismissing his complaint against John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company and Robert M. Williams, the plaintiff’s allegations being that Williams as general agent for the Insurance Company contracted with him July 12,1943, for the procurement of applications for retirement participating annuity policies covering members of the Extension Service, University of Arkansas College of Agriculture.

The insurance was initially predicated upon a letter from T. C. Carlson, business manager for the University, in-which he stated…