Beck v. Modern American Life Insurance Co.

BILLINGS, Presiding Judge.

Suit by plaintiff Kenneth L. Beck against defendant Modern American Life Insurance Company for breach of an oral contract. Plaintiff alleged that defendant had breached its contract by refusing to pay him a one-half percent commission on all renewal premiums received by defendant on policies sold while the plaintiff was “Vice-President” of defendant. Plaintiff claimed that, pursuant to an April 6, 1966 oral contract, he should have received these payments for five years and 330 days subsequent to his termination of employment on December 31, 1969. The jury returned a…