Legal Opinion

Abrams v. Unity Mutual Life Insurance

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided October 4, 1999No. 99 C 3182PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Richard Abrams sued Unity Mutual Life Insurance Company in this diversity suit, alleging that Unity owes him commissions for the sale of insurance policies under an oral agreement whereby Abrams would help Unity develop and market a preneed insurance product. Unity has filed a motion for summary judgment, which we grant for the reasons stated below.

RELEVANT FACTS

Plaintiff, Abrams, an Illinois resident, owns a number of funeral-related businesses. Defendant, Unity, is a New York domiciled insurance company. In or around 1991, Abrams and…

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