Virgil Jahnke and Phyllis Jahnke v. Lowell

Alan Landmark (Landmark) was an insurance salesman employed by Mader Agency, Inc. (Mader). Landmark ended his employment with Mader on August 1, 1988. Under the terms of the employment agreement between Landmark and Mader, Landmark would receive renewal commissions on policies he had issued for one year after leaving Maders employment. Landmark and Mader also orally agreed that Landmark would pay Mader ten percent of the commissions Landmark received on policies issued through Kentucky Life Insurance Company (Kentucky Life) in payment for office expenses.