Metropolitan Life Ins. v. Miller
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 87 — Action by William L. Miller against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, &c. for Malicious Prosecution.— Feb. 10. APPEAL FROM M’CRACKEN CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendants Appeal. Appellee, Miller, was agent for the appellant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and the National Surety Company was surety on his bond as such agent. A. C. Willi and J. K. Grief were officers of said life insurance company.
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Case 87 — Action by William L. Miller against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, &c. for Malicious Prosecution.— Feb. 10. APPEAL FROM M’CRACKEN CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendants Appeal. Appellee, Miller, was agent for the appellant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and the National Surety Company was surety on his bond as such agent. A. C. Willi and J. K. Grief were officers of said life insurance company. Appellee war entitled to a certain commission on all the business he solicited for the company. After he quit the employment of the company it was ascertained that…
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Opinion op the court by
JUDGE HOBSON
— Reversing.
Appellee, Miller, was agent for appellant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and appellant the National Surety Company was surety on his bond. It was the duty" of Miller to pay over to the company weekly all the money he collected, and his commissions were paid back to him *758by the company, from tine home office a few days later. The mode of- doing the business was to collect the premiums from the policyholder weekly. The policyholder had a book, and in this his weekly payments were entered by the agent when made. The agent had a similar book, in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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