Sturdevant v. Mills

Plaintiff Harold Sturdevant, an insurance general agent, appeals from a judgment of the District Court, Gallatin County, denying recovery of advances made by him to Gary Mills, an insurance agent.

Plaintiff is an insurance general agent residing in Missoula, Montana. He recruited defendant to sell life insurance written by Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company of St. Paul, Minnesota, a company for which plaintiff was a general agent. Defendant was to sell Minnesota Mutual policies out of an office located in Bozeman, Montana.

By an agreement signed by plaintiff (hereinafter General Agent) and…