Legal Opinion
John J. Sullivan v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1979No. 77-3755PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Per curiam
An insurance agent’s employment was terminated and he brought this diversity action against his former employer for damages for an alleged breach of contract. He appeals the grant of summary judgment in favor of the company. We affirm.
From November 1961 through August 1973, John Sullivan was employed by Robert Woods, the general agent for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (Massachusetts Mutual) in Los Angeles. About the time he commenced this employment, Sullivan executed a document entitled “Career Contract”, which set forth Sullivan’s rights and duties as an agent representing…
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- S. M. Wilson & Company v. Smith International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Robert Fitzsimmons v. Robert Best, Robert Fitzsimmons v. Jersey State Bank and Godfrey State BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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- Vitkauskas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
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