Farmers Life Insurance v. Hetherington

On March 5,1926, at its annual meeting, the defendant insurance company employed the plaintiff as its general counsel. Claiming a breach by the defendant of the contract of employment, plaintiff brought this action against his employer to recover damages for the breach, and upon the trial before a jury of the issues of fact, plaintiff was awarded damages in the sum of $875, to review which judgment the defendant has sued out this writ of error.

Plaintiff had already served as defendant’s general counsel for one year; having been elected on March 5, 1925, by the defendant’s board of directors…