Gibson v. J. T. Allen Agency

Appellant, defendant below, will be referred to as “Gibson,” and appellee, plaintiff below, as “Allen.”

Allen, a general agent for Kansas City Life Insurance Company, appointed Gibson as a sub-agent or insurance salesman for the company. Allen claimed Gibson’s sole compensation under that appointment was to be commissions upon Gibson’s sales of insurance policies. However, in order to assist Gibson while he was getting started as such insurance salesman, Allen agreed to and did advance Gibson for his living expenses the sum of $650 per month, and Allen also paid certain of Gibson’s…