FRED. S. JAMES & CO., NEW ENGLAND v. HOFFMANN


24 Mass. App. Ct. 160 (1987)

507 N.E.2d 269

FRED. S. JAMES & CO. OF NEW ENGLAND, INC. vs. MARGARET I. HOFFMANN & others.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert D. City for the plaintiff.

Eugene G. Panarese for Margaret I. Hoffmann.

Alan G. Miller, Mitchell S. King & Mark P. Bailey, for Louis P. Hoffmann, submitted a brief.

Present: ARMSTRONG, KAPLAN, & BROWN, JJ.


ARMSTRONG, J.

In the 1930's one Louis H. Hoffmann developed an insurance brokerage business that specialized in providing insurance to customers in the liquor, wine, and beverage businesses. In the 1940's he entered into a commission-sharing arrangement with another insurance brokerage firm, John C. Paige and Company (Paige), whereby Paige would handle the underwriting and accounting services for the Hoffmann accounts, leaving Louis H. Hoffmann more time for customer...

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