American National Insurance v. Keitel

The controversy in this case is whether Paul F. Coones, an insurance agent of appellant company, is eligible for benefits under the Unemployment Compensation Law. The Unemployment Compensation Commission held he was entitled to benefits and the Insurance Company appealed to the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri, where the decision of the Commission was affirmed. An appeal was taken to this court. Our appellate jurisdiction of cases of this nature was determined in the case of Trianon Hotel Co. v. Keitel, 350 Mo. 1041, 169 S.W.2d 891.

Coones was employed by the Insurance Company as an…