Richardson v. First National Life Insurance Co.

GRIFFIN, Justice.

Petitioner, as plaintiff below, filed suit in a district court of Bexar County, Texas, against respondent, as defendant, for commissions due him as agent for the defendant. He alleged “that plaintiff believes that at least the amount of Three Hundred Fourteen and 37/100 Dollars ($314.37) is due him for commissions from the policies sold under said contract.” He further asked for an accounting. Defendant filed its plea to the jurisdiction of the court because it appeared “from the face of the petition that the matter in controversy, exclusive of interest, amounts in value to…