Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. Ornauer
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County. Hon. P. L. Palmer, Judge. Action by Harris Ornauer against Tlae Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
Action to recover commissions which plaintiff claims are due him under a written contract which he made with defendant company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant has appealed.
*500If, in the progress of the trial, the court committed no error in its instructions, or with reference to the evidence, the judgment 'is right, assuming that the contract sued on is the obligation of the defendant, because we are convinced that the sum awarded by the jury correctly represents the amount of the commissions to which, on such assumption, plaintiff is entitled under the very terms of that writing. We…
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