Legal Opinion

Mason v. Farmers Insurance Companies

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 18, 1979No. 48405PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Justice.

This case arose from Farmers Insurance Companies’ (hereinafter Farmers) termination of a District Manager Contract between Farmers and Thomas Mason. Mason filed suit against Farmers for wrongful termination. Farmers moved for summary judgment and the motion was granted by the trial court. Mason appeals. We affirm.

Thomas Mason began working for Farmers in 1954 as an adjuster in the claims department. In 1962, encouraged by Farmers, Mason purchased a Farmers District Sales Office from Paul F. Deaven, a retiring Farmers District Manager, for $27,890. Five days later, Farmers and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Wild v. RarigSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
  2. Skagerberg v. Blandin Paper Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
  3. Pickerign v. Pasco Marketing, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1975
  4. Summit Nursing Home, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978
  5. Haase v. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1959

2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Modern Computer Systems, Inc. v. Modern Banking Systems, Inc. Modern Banking Systems of Southern WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  2. Zapatha v. Dairy Mart, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  3. Rigby Corp. v. Boatmen's Bank and Trust Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1986
  4. Triangle Mining Co., Inc., and Terteling Land Company v. Stauffer Chemical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  5. Modern Computer Systems, Inc. v. Modern Banking Systems, Inc. Modern Banking Systems of Southern WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988

24 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API