UNION CENTRAL LIFE INS. Co. v. BALISTRIERI


19 Wis.2d 265 (1963)

UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. BALISTRIERI, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

March 5, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there was a brief by Peter J. Panos and Sidney Spector, both of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Spector.

For the respondent there was a brief by Nicholas C. Catania and Dominic H. Frinzi, both of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Catania.


BROWN, C. J.

The law is well settled in Wisconsin, as in the majority of other states, that in the absence of a special agreement to make repayments there is no personal liability upon the part of an agent employed upon a commission basis to repay advances made to promote the venture or pursuant to terms of the contract of employment in excess of commissions earned. Shaler Umbrella Co. v. Blow (1929), 199 Wis. 489, 492, 227 N. W. 1; Larson v. Watzke...

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