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Ð1995.€€Crow€testified€that€he€had€a€written€contract€with€the€Trust€Fund€but€had€lost€it.€€However,Ð  ð Ðhe€did€introduce€as€evidence€a€contract€between€the€Trust€Fund€and€Crow€dated€May€1,€1996€andÐ à Ðto€terminate€May€1,€2000.(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó ­Ý ƒR[ù$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€XçX»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€The€trial€court€instructed€the€jury€that€the€agreement€was€one„third€and€not€one„half€of€theÐ ° Ðcommissions€and€fees.€€This€is€quite€unusual€in€light€of€the€disputed€testimony€on€this€point.€Ð  ð ÐHowever,€Borders€has€not€presented€any€issue€concerning€this€instruction. ·Ý ƒR[ù$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÔ€XçX»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ô€Crow€does€not€take€issue€with€this€part€of€the€judgment.- ù-(|G2[ù$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€å$»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€XçX»»Ô d(|3ù$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€å$»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3ù$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€å$»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€å$»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€¼å$»»»ÔÑ8€çXXdð»»d8Ñà@¦ ¦ ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@§§$ìàAT€NASHVILLEˆÐ È ÐÔ‡XçX»¼å$ÔÌò òÔ#†¼å$»XXçb#ÔÓ  ÓHARRY€W.€BORDERS,€d/b/a€RISK€MANAGEMENT€ASSOCIATESòòóó€v.Ð Ð  ÐRONNIE€J.€B.€CROW,€d/b/a€RONNIE€CROW€INSURANCE€SERVICEòòóóÔ‡XçX»¼å$Ôó óÐ è8 ÐÓ¨ÓÌà@´ ´ ìàò òA€Direct€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Davidson€CountyˆÐ ð @ Ðà@ ìàNo.€96C„3472€€€€€€The€Honorable€Hamilton€V.€Gayden,€Jr.,€Judge€ˆÐ à 0 ÐÌÌà@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<¯` A߈Ð °  ÐÌà@Á Á ìàNo.€M1999„00985„COA„R3„CV€„€Decided€July€13,€2000ˆÐ ¯ÿ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<Ž` AßÐ ß  Ðó óÌÔ‡XçXXXçÔà  àThis€is€a€suit€by€employee€for€compensation€allegedly€due€after€discharge€under€oral€contractÐ ŽÞ  Ðof€employment.€€Upon€finding€that€the€discharge€was€for€cause,€the€jury€nevertheless€returned€aÐ ~Î Ðverdict€for€the€employee€for€post„discharge€compensation.€€On€the€employerððs€appeal,€we€vacate€thatÐ n¾ Ðpart€of€the€judgment€awarding€post„discharge€compensation.Ð ^® ÐÔ#†XçXXXçt#ÔÔ#†¼å$»XXç@#ÔÔ‡XçX»¼å$ÔÌÌò òTenn.R.App.P.€3,€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Circuit€Court€is€Vacated€andÐ .~ ÐRemanded.ó óÐ n ÐÌòòCrawford,€P.J.,€W.S.Ô#†¼å$»àXç•#ÔÔ‡XçX.¼å$Ô,óó€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòFarmer,€j.,óó€and€òòLillard,€J.óó,Ð þN Ðjoined.Ð î> ÐÌDennis€L.€Tomlin,€Hendersonville,€For€AppellantÐ Î ÐÌLee€D.€Anderson,€Nashville,€For€AppelleeÐ ®þ ÐÌà@55'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼å$»XXç{#ÔÔ‡XçX»¼å$ԈРŽ!Þ  ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼å$»XXçë#ÔÔ‡XçX»¼å$ÔÔ‡XçXXXçÔÑ8€!.!XdìXXdð8ÑÑ ý_ Ñò òó ó€€€Ô#†XçXXXçi #ÔÔ‡XçXXXçÔà  àThe€complaint€of€plaintiff,€Harry€W.€Borders€(Borders),€filed€September€23,€1996,€allegesÐ n#¾" Ðthat€in€September€of€1994,€both€plaintiff€and€defendant,€Ronnie€J.€B.€Crow€(Crow),€are€insuranceÐ ^$®# Ðbrokers€associated€with€Liberty€Insurance€Agency,€Inc.,€that€Borders€specialized€in€group€health,Ð N%ž $ Ðcancer,€disability,€and€hospital€insurance,€and€Crow€handled€primarily€commercial€property€andÐ >&Ž!% Ðcasualty€insurance.€€The€complaint€avers€that€on€or€about€September€24,€1994,€Crow€requestedÐ .'~"& ÐBorders€to€assist€Crow€in€handling€the€group€health€and€other€insurance€programs€for€members€ofÐ (n#' Ðthe€Teamsters€Local€327.€€Borders€avers€that€Crow€orally€agreed€to€pay€fifty€percent€of€all€the€netÐ )^$( Ðcommissions€and€fees€earned€by€the€defendant€from€the€life,€health,€disability€and€related€insuranceÐ þ)N%) Ðbusiness€that€Crow€obtained€from€the€Middle€Tennessee€Teamsters€trust€fund€account.€€TheÐ î*>&* Ðcomplaint€further€avers€that€in€reliance€upon€the€oral€agreement,€plaintiff€spent€many€days€workingÐ Þ+.'+n Ðon€the€insurance€needs,€such€as€retaining€a€re„insurance€company,€a€third€party€insuranceÐ ° Ðadministrator,€obtaining€various€insurance€rates€from€companies,€structuring€the€insurance€plans€andÐ  ð Ðassisting€Crow€in€convincing€the€administrator€of€the€Teamsters€trust€and€the€employer€companiesÐ à Ðto€allow€Crow€to€write€and€administer€the€insurance€program.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àThe€complaint€further€avers€that€in€about€January,€1995,€the€Teamsters€327€and€MiddleÐ ` ° ÐTennessee€Teamsters€Trust€agreed€for€Crow€to€provide€the€group€insurance.€€Later€on,€two€employerÐ P   Ðcompanies,€who€had€collective€bargaining€agreements€with€the€union,€agreed€to€allow€Crow€toÐ @  Ðprovide€for€employeesðð€insurance€needs,€specifically€short€and€long€term€disability€and€cancerÐ 0 € Ðinsurance.€€Borders€alleges€that€a€short€time€after€Crow€started€handling€the€trust€fund€insuranceÐ  p  Ðbusiness,€he€ð ðmaliciously€and€fraudulentlyðð€notified€Borders€that€Borders€would€only€receive€a€one„Ð `  Ðthird€percent€of€the€net€commissions€and€fees€earned€instead€of€the€fifty€percent€that€they€hadÐ P  Ðpreviously€agreed€upon,€and€that€Crow€ð ðmaliciously€and€fraudulently€told€Borders€that€he€could€takeÐ ð@  Ðone„third€or€leave€it,€or€words€to€that€effect.ðð€€The€complaint€further€avers€that€the€first€policy€periodÐ à0  Ðwas€from€March€1,€1995€through€February€29,€1996.€€Borders€avers€that€on€or€about€October€9,Ð Ð  Ð1995,€Crow€ð ðmaliciously€and€fraudulentlyðð€advised€Borders€that€he€was€cancelling€their€contractÐ À Ðeffective€September€30,€1995,€and€that€Borders€would€be€paid€through€that€date€on€the€one„thirdÐ ° Ðbasis€previously€stated€to€him.€€The€complaint€then€related€various€commissions€and€fees€obtainedÐ  ð Ðby€Crow€in€amounts€that€should€have€been€paid€to€Borders€under€the€fifty€percent€basis,€and€on€theÐ à Ðone„third€basis.€€The€complaint€seeks€commissions€earned€prior€to€termination,€and€the€complaintÐ €Ð Ðas€amended€seeks€commissions€and€fees€as€follows:Ð pÀ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€plaintiff€avers€upon€information€and€belief€that€defendantÐ P  ÐCrow€because€of€the€plaintiffððs€work€will€receive€fees€andÐ @ Ðcommissions€from€various€insurance€policies€from€March€1,€1995€to€Ð 0€ ÐMay€1,€2000€amounting€to€approximately€$276,674.75€and€that€theÐ  p Ðplaintiff€is€entitled€to€fifty€(50%)€of€that€amount€totaling€$149,301.85Ð ` Ðplus€interest€and€reasonable€attorney€fees.€€These€figures€areÐ P Ðassuming€the€group€life€and€health€partially€self„funding€policyÐ ð@ Ðremain€constant€throughout€the€total€period€of€the€defendantððsÐ à0 Ðcontract.€€If€so,€the€balance€due€the€plaintiff€is€$149,301.85€plusÐ Ð  Ðinterest€and€reasonable€attorney€fees.€€Had€the€defendant€continuedÐ À! Ðto€pay€the€plaintiff€on€a€one„third€(33.3%)€basis€the€plaintiff€wouldÐ °"  Ðhave€a€balance€due€him€amounting€to€$110,440.67€plus€interest€andÐ  #ð! Ðreasonable€attorney€fees.Ð$à"` x` x ÐÌÓ€ (6x3Óà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à*à0 h àà0Àh(#h(#à*à0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#à*Ðp&À!$p(#p(# ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àIt€is€anticipated€that€defendant€Crow€will€keep€the€saidÐ P( #& Ðinsurance€coverage€from€March1,€1995€to€May€1,€2000.Ð@)$'` x` x ÐÌà  àThe€complaint€also€seeks€punitive€damages€and€attorney€fees.Ð  +p&) ÐÐ ,`'* Ðà  àThe€defendantððs€answer€denies€the€material€allegations€of€the€complaint€and€joins€issueÐ ° Ðthereon.€€Defendant€further€avers€that€plaintiff€was€terminated€from€his€employment€for€cause€as€ofÐ  ð ÐAugust€1,€1995.Ð à ÐÌà  àOn€May€5,€1999,€the€trial€court€entered€an€order€granting€partial€summary€judgment€toÐ pÀ Ðdefendant€ð ðas€to€the€causes€of€action€for€fraud,€willful€misrepresentation€and€deceit,€and€any€otherÐ ` ° Ðcause€of€action€relating€to€fraudulent€conduct.ðð€€The€order€further€provided:€ð ðthat€this€action€shallÐ P   Ðproceed€as€a€contract€claim€with€no€claim€for€punitive€damages€or€attorneyððs€fees.ððÐ @  Ðà  àÔ#†XçXXXçù #ÔÔ#†¼å$»XXçJ #ÔÔ‡¼å$»»¼å$ÔÔ‡XçX»¼å$ÔÌà  àAlthough€the€testimony€in€the€record€is€sketchy€as€to€details€and€terms€of€a€contract,€theÐ  p  Ðparties€concede€that€an€oral€employment€contract€was€made€between€the€parties€whereby€BordersÐ `  Ðwould€assist€Crow€in€formulating€and€servicing€the€group€health€insurance€program€for€members€ofÐ P  ÐTeamsters€Local€327€(herein€referred€to€as€ð ðTeamstersðð€or€ð ðTeamsters€Trustðð).€€The€€Teamsters€Ð ð@  Ðparticipate€in€an€ERISA€health€insurance€trust€known€as€Middle€Tennessee€Teamsterððs€Trust€Fund.€Ð à0  ÐAt€the€time€of€the€contract,€both€parties€were€in€the€insurance€business,€and€both€had€an€office€atÐ Ð  ÐLiberty€Insurance€Agency€in€Nashville.€€Ð À ÐÌà  àThe€Teamstersðð€group€health€insurance€account€was€acquired€by€Crow€and€became€effectiveÐ  ð Ðon€March€1,€1995€and€apparently€expired€April€30,€1996.׃'×Ý ƒ(#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Borders€found€a€third€party€administratorÐ à Ðfor€the€program.€Sometime€between€September€29,€1995€and€October€3€or€4,€1995,€Borders€learnedÐ €Ð Ðthat€he€was€being€terminated€by€Crow.€€Borders€has€not€received€any€monies€from€Crow€since€thatÐ pÀ Ðtime.€In€September€of€1996,€Borders€brought€an€action€against€Crow.€€€òòóóÐ `° ÐÌà  àA€jury€trial€was€held€May€10€„12,€1999.€€Ronald€Hebert,€owner€of€Liberty€Insurance€Agency,Ð @ Ðtestified€on€behalf€of€Borders.€€Hebert€testified€that€Borders€is€an€expert€in€life€and€health€insuranceÐ 0€ Ðand€that€Crow€primarily€wrote€property€casualty€insurance.€€Hebert€knew€that€Borders€was€workingÐ  p Ðon€the€Teamstersðð€account€for€Crow.€€Hebert€believed€that€Crow€had€a€general€knowledge€of€€healthÐ ` Ðinsurance,€but€did€not€have€expertise€equal€to€that€of€€Borders.€€Ð P ÐÌà  àBorders€testified€that€Crow€approached€him€while€they€were€both€in€business€with€LibertyÐ à0 ÐInsurance€Agency€and€asked€him€to€have€lunch.€€Borders€agreed,€and€during€the€lunch€meeting,Ð Ð  ÐCrow€stated€that€he€had€an€opportunity€to€write€the€partially€self„funded€group€insurance€programÐ À! Ðfor€the€Teamsters€Trust.€€Borders€testified€that€Crow€asked€him€to€look€at€the€opportunity€and€tellÐ °"  Ðhim€what€could€be€done.€€According€to€Borders,€he€advised€Crow€that€there€was€quite€a€bit€ofÐ  #ð! Ðresearch€to€be€done€and€told€him€what€documentation€he€would€need€from€the€Teamsters.€€CrowÐ $à" Ðprovided€all€the€documentation€from€his€client,€the€Teamsters,€and€Borders€determined€that€theÐ €%Ð # Ðaccount€would€be€profitable.€€Borders€prepared€a€quote€and€interviewed€two€third€partyÐ p&À!$ Ðadministrators,€one€of€which€was€Adminitron.€€Adminitron€acquired€a€reinsurance€carrier€to€provideÐ ° Ða€quote€on€the€partial€self„funded€group€insurance.€€Borders€stated€that€he€prepared€a€proposal€forÐ  ð Ðpresentation€to€the€Teamsters€in€December€of€1994,€which€demonstrated€€€what€their€current€programÐ à Ðdid€and€provided€information€on€two€proposed€plans€that€they€could€select€for€the€Trust.€€BordersÐ €Ð Ðconceded€at€trial€that€the€Teamsters€Trust€account€was€procured€by€Crow€and€was€Crowððs€account.Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àBorders€testified€that€the€Teamsters€Trust€plan€selected€had€a€specific€stop€loss€premium€ofÐ P   Ð$21.08€per€insured€union€member,€per€month,€and€an€aggregate€stop€loss€premium€of€92€cents€perÐ @  Ðinsured€union€member,€per€month.€€€The€average€life€premium€was€$4.01€per€insured€union€member,Ð 0 € Ðper€month.€€The€agentððs€commissions€and€fees€totaled€approximately€$5.00€per€insured€unionÐ  p  Ðmember,€per€month.€€The€administrative€cost€of€the€plan€was€$21.13€per€month,€representing€theÐ `  Ðamount€paid€to€the€third€party€administrator€for€administering€the€program€and€managing€the€claims.€Ð P  ÐThe€proposal€€was€entered€as€Exhibit€No.€1.€€€€€à  àÐ ð@  ÐÌà  àIn€setting€up€the€group€health€insurance€account,€Border€stated€that€he€and€Crow€put€onÐ Ð  Ðseveral€meetings€to€present€applications€to€the€member€companies.€€The€applications€were€filled€outÐ À Ðby€the€individuals,€and€Borders€and/or€Crow€were€present€to€answer€questions.€€From€theÐ ° Ðapplications€they€would€prepare€a€report€to€be€sent€to€the€employer€to€enable€them€to€setup€payrollÐ  ð Ðdeductions€to€pay€the€employeesðð€premiums.€€Borders€testified€that€he€also€developed€a€cancerÐ à Ðprogram€and€disability€program€for€the€Teamsters€Trust.€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àBorders€presented€copies€of€checks€that€he€received€from€Crow€and€testified€that€theyÐ `° Ðrepresented€one„third€of€the€commissions€and€fees€earned€from€the€Teamstersðð€account€through€JulyÐ P  Ð31,€1995.€€Borders€received€five€checks€totaling€$6,539.17,€copies€of€which€were€admitted€at€trialÐ @ Ðas€exhibits:€April€2,€1995€in€amount€of€$542.35;€June€17,€1995€in€the€amount€of€$1,116.41;€July€7,Ð 0€ Ð1995€in€the€amount€of€1,339.54;€August€22,€1995,€in€the€amount€of€1,825.57;€and€September€14,Ð  p Ð1995,€in€the€amount€of€$1,767.43.€€Borders€explained€that€there€was€a€two€month€lag€between€theÐ ` Ðtime€that€the€commissions€were€earned€and€when€he€received€his€portion.€Borders€received€the€lastÐ P Ðcheck€€from€Crow€on€September€14,€1995€in€the€amount€of€$1,767.43,€representing€his€share€of€theÐ ð@ Ðpremiums€generated€during€July€1995.€€He€was€never€paid€for€his€work€in€the€months€of€August€andÐ à0 ÐSeptember€1995.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àBorders€testified€that€Crow€originally€agreed€to€compensate€him€with€one„half€of€theÐ °"  Ðcommissions€and€fees€earned€from€this€business.€€€Later,€Crow€unilaterally€changed€the€agreementÐ  #ð! Ðso€that€Borders€would€receive€only€a€one„third€share.׃)×Ý ƒ(#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Borders€claimed€to€have€obtained€all€of€theÐ $à" Ðinsurance€companies€to€write€the€necessary€insurance€polices€and€to€have€located€an€administratorÐ €%Ð # Ðfor€the€group€life€and€health€program.€€Borders€claimed€that€when€Crow€began€paying€him€€on€a€one„Ð p&À!$ Ðthird€basis,€instead€of€the€one„half€basis€verbally€agreed€to,€he€told€Borders€to€ð ðtake€it€or€leave€it.ððÐ `'°"% ÐBorders€presented€as€Exhibit€No.€€5€copies€of€compensation€statements€paid€to€Crow€by€€Adminitron,Ð ° Ðthe€third€party€administrator,€revealing€that€there€were€two€checks€every€month€from€Adminitron€toÐ  ð ÐCrow,€one€for€commissions€and€one€for€fees.€€Ð à ÐÌà  àBorders€also€presented€a€1995€IRS€€1099€miscellaneous€form€from€€Adminitron,€Inc.,€toÐ pÀ ÐRonnie€Crow€Insurance€in€the€amount€of€$15,552.46,€and€a€1996€IRS€1099€€miscellaneous€formÐ ` ° Ðfrom€Adminitron€to€Crow€in€the€amount€of€$10,872.98,€representing€reinsurance€commissionsÐ P   Ðearned€in€those€years.€€Borders€presented€a€1995€IRS€1099€miscellaneous€form€from€the€MiddleÐ @  ÐTennessee€Teamsters€Trust€Fund€to€Ronnie€Crow€in€the€amount€of€$18,540.29,€and€a€1996€IRS€1099Ð 0 € Ðmiscellaneous€form€in€the€amount€of€31,863.78€or€21,863.78€(the€first€digit€is€not€legible),Ð  p  Ðrepresenting€administrative€fees€and€agent€fees€for€the€group€insurance€program€and€life€insuranceÐ `  Ðprogram€earned€during€those€years.€€Borders€presented€a€1995€IRS€1099€miscellaneous€form€fromÐ P  ÐNational€Travelers€Life€Company€to€Ronnie€J.€Crow€in€the€amount€of€$7,594.72,€and€a€1996€IRSÐ ð@  Ð1099€miscellaneous€form€in€the€amount€of€$14,532.49,€representing€commissions€earned€and€paidÐ à0  Ðfor€the€cancer€coverage€provided€to€members€who€were€covered.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àUsing€Crowððs€IRS€1099€forms,€Borders€produced€Exhibit€18,€a€computation€of€damagesÐ ° Ðrepresenting€one„half€€and€one„third€of€the€commissions€and€fees€earned€on€the€Teamstersðð€account.€Ð  ð ÐBordersðð€calculations€indicate€that€in€September€of€1995,€Crow€received€commissions€of€$1,920.85Ð à Ðand€€fees€of€$3,109.60€totaling€$5,030.45.€€Border€states€that€he€used€the€figure€from€September€ofÐ €Ð Ð1995€in€his€damage€calculations,€because€that€was€the€last€month€that€he€was€involved€in€thisÐ pÀ Ðbusiness.€€Borders€calculated€his€damages€by€taking€the€$5,030.45€figure,€representing€total€fees€andÐ `° Ðcommissions€for€group€life€and€health€insurance€and€for€disability€and€cancer€insurance,€andÐ P  Ðmultiplying€by€55,€the€number€of€months€left€under€the€contract€with€the€Teamsters€that€ran€to€MayÐ @ Ð1,€2000.€€Borders€calculated€the€gross€projected€total€commissions€and€fees€paid€to€Crow€based€onÐ 0€ Ðthe€participation€as€of€September€1995€at€$276,674.75.€€Borders€represented€that€the€actual€recordsÐ  p Ðindicate€that€Crow€received€$29,502.93€from€March€1,€1995€to€October€1,€1995.€€The€total€actual€andÐ ` Ðprojected€group€life€and€health€plan€commissions€€and€€fees€for€the€whole€contract€was€thereforeÐ P Ð$306,177.68.€€Borders€testified€that€based€on€the€1099€forms€from€National€Travelers€Life€InsuranceÐ ð@ ÐCo.,€the€cancer€insurance€carrier,€and€Phoenix€Home€Life€Insurance,€the€disability€insurance€carrier,Ð à0 ÐCrow€received€$31,900.00€over€a€two„year€period.€€However,€Borders€was€unsure€if€this€coverageÐ Ð  Ðwas€still€offered,€so€included€no€projected€commission€amount€from€National€Travelers€Life€orÐ À! ÐPhoenix€Home€Life€in€his€calculations.€€Borders€testifies€that€according€to€his€figures,€Crowððs€totalÐ °"  Ðcommissions€and€fees€from€all€sources,€the€group€life€and€health,€the€administrative€fees,€the€cancerÐ  #ð! Ðcoverage,€and€the€disability€coverage,€would€total€$338,072.39€over€the€whole€period€of€the€contractÐ $à" Ðwith€the€Teamsters€Trust.€€Since€Borders€had€been€paid€$6,539.17,€he€claimed€that€his€totalÐ €%Ð # Ðcommission,€figured€at€one€half€should€be€$162,000.00,€and€figured€at€one„third€should€beÐ p&À!$ Ð$106,151.00.€€Borders€pointed€out€that€his€calculations€included€no€commissions€due€him€for€peopleÐ `'°"% Ðthat€were€added€to€the€plan€after€his€termination.Ð P( #& ÐÌà  àCrow€disputed€the€fact€that€he€agreed€to€pay€Borders€one„half€of€the€commissions€and€feesÐ 0*€%( Ðand€testified€that€the€agreement€was€to€pay€Borders€one„third€of€the€commissions€and€fees.€CrowÐ  +p&) Ðacknowledged€€that€with€some€help€from€Borders€he€gathered€the€necessary€information€needed€toÐ ,`'* Ðgenerate€a€proposal,€which€was€€presented€to€the€Teamsters€Trust.€Crow€points€out€that€theÐ ° ÐTeamsters€Trust€was€at€all€times€his€client.€à À àÐ  ð ÐÌà  àCrow€testified€that€he€had€complaints€from€the€trustees€of€the€Teamsters€Trust€regardingÐ €Ð ÐBordersðð€acquisition€of€a€fax€machine€and€his€interfering€in€the€trustððs€business.€€He€also€noted€thatÐ pÀ Ðthe€Trust€complained€about€Bordersððs€€misrepresentation€of€coverage€under€a€disability€policy.€€Ô#†¼å$»XXçÑ!#ÔÔ‡XçX»¼å$ÔÔ#†XçXXXç²!#ÔÔ‡XçXXXçÔÐ ` ° ÐÌà  àCrow€testified€that€he€had€no€choice€but€to€terminate€Borders€because€he€had€been€given€anÐ @  Ðultimatum€by€€members€of€the€Teamsterððs€Trust€to€get€rid€of€Borders€or€they€would€get€rid€of€him.€Ð 0 € ÐCrow€stated€he€terminated€Borders€for€cause€in€September€of€1995€and€that€he€owed€him€no€moreÐ  p  Ðcommissions€and€fees.€€€€€€€€à  àÐ `  ÐÌà  àCrow€stated€that€he€agreed€to€pay€Borders€one„€third€on€the€group€health€insurance;€however,Ð ð@  ÐBordersððs€main€responsibilities€were€for€the€disability€and€the€cancer€insurance.€€Crow€discontinuedÐ à0  Ðthe€disability€and€cancer€coverage€after€he€terminated€Borders€and€went€back€to€his€€originalÐ Ð  Ðposition,€agent€and€consultant€for€the€Trust.€€Crow€testified€that€he€continues€his€duties€as€agent€andÐ À Ðconsultant€on€a€daily€basis,€and€€he€continues€to€be€paid€a€monthly€commission€by€the€TeamstersÐ ° ÐTrust.Ð  ð ÐÌà  àCrow€presented€the€testimony€of€Dave€Hodgin,€chairman€of€the€board€of€the€MiddleÐ €Ð ÐTennessee€Teamsters€Trust,€who€stated€that€he€had€contacted€Crow€in€late€1994€or€1995€upon€hisÐ pÀ Ðlawyerððs€€advice€that€the€trust€needed€a€representative€agent.€€Hodgin€testified€that€he€did€not€meetÐ `° ÐBorders€until€about€nine€months€to€a€year€after€he€contacted€Crow.€€Crow€introduced€Borders€toÐ P  ÐHodgin€when€Hodgin€expressed€a€need€for€cancer€and€disability€insurance.€Hodgin€testified€that€inÐ @ Ða€presentation,€Borders€told€employees€of€two€companies€represented€€by€the€Teamsters€Trust€thatÐ 0€ Ðthe€disability€and€cancer€insurance€would€be€integrated€with€the€workmanððs€compensation€payments.Ð  p ÐProblems€arose€when€a€worker€was€hurt€on€the€job€and€was€told€by€the€insurance€company€that€theirÐ ` Ðpolicy€did€not€pay€when€he€was€off€work€receiving€workerððs€compensation,€in€other€words,€was€notÐ P Ðan€integrated€policy.€€Hodgin€contacted€Crow€about€the€problem€he€perceived€had€been€caused€byÐ ð@ ÐBorders,€and€Crow€was€able€to€persuade€the€insurer€to€reissue€the€policies€removing€€the€exclusion.€Ð à0 Ѐ̀€€€€€€€€€€Hodgin€further€testified€to€another€incident€in€which€Borders€allegedly€ordered€a€new€faxÐ À! Ðmachine€for€the€Teamsters€Trust€office€that€had€not€been€approved.€€Hodgin€stated€that€Borders€wasÐ °"  Ðcausing€problems,€and€that€he€told€Crow€that€ð ðHarry€had€to€go.ðð€€Hodgin€stated€that€at€that€point€heÐ  #ð! Ðwould€have€terminated€the€affiliation€with€Crow.€€Hodgin€€testified€that€the€Teamsters€Trust€filedÐ $à" Ða€complaint€alleging€theft€against€Adminitron,€the€third€party€administrator€obtained€by€Borders.€€Ô#†¼å$»XXçÚP#ÔÔ‡XçX»¼å$ÔÔ#†XçXXXçQ#ÔÔ‡XçXXXçÔÐ €%Ð # ÐÌà  àCrow€presented€the€testimony€of€Jimmy€Ray€White,€a€business€agent€for€the€Teamsters€andÐ `'°"% Ða€Trustee€of€the€Middle€Tennessee€Trust.€€White€testified€that€he€was€present€during€one€of€theÐ P( #& Ðpresentations€made€by€Borders,€and€that€Borders€represented€that€the€disability€insurance€would€beÐ @)$' Ðintegrated€with€the€workerððs€compensation.€€White€testified€that€he€advised€Crow€in€early€1995€thatÐ 0*€%( Ðhe€would€be€terminated€if€Borders€was€not€terminated.€€White€claimed€that€his€reasons€€includedÐ  +p&) ÐBordersððs€misstatements€regarding€the€integrated€disability€insurance,€Bordersðð€ordering€officeÐ ,`'* Ðequipment€without€authorization,€and€his€opinion€that€Borders€was€obnoxious.€€Ð ° ÐÌà  àAfter€the€presentation€of€proof,€the€judge€found€that€there€was€an€agreement€between€theÐ à Ðparties€that€Borders€would€receive€one„third€of€the€commissions€and€fees,€not€one„half,€and€thatÐ €Ð ÐBorders€was€entitled€to€one„third€of€commissions€and€fees€up€until€the€time€that€he€was€dischargedÐ pÀ Ðin€October€of€1995.€€The€jury€was€so€instructed.€€The€judge€also€instructed€the€jury€that€they€wereÐ ` ° Ðto€determine€if€Borders€was€discharged€for€cause€and€to€determine€if€Borders€is€entitled€to€funds€afterÐ P   Ðdischarge.€€In€instructing€the€€jury,€the€trial€court€stated€in€pertinent€part:Ð @  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àNow,€ladies€and€gentlemen€of€the€jury,€a€contract€for€Ð  p  Ðemployment€for€an€employee€for€an€indefinite€term€is€a€contract€atÐ `  Ðwill€and€€it€can€be€terminated€by€either€party€at€any€time€withoutÐ P  Ðcause.€€It€is€true,€however,€that€when€a€person€is€working€at€will€and€Ð ð@  Ðis€a€sales€person,€and€is€on€what€is€known€as€what€is€called€residualÐ à0  Ðcommissions,€may€in€some€cases€recovered€all€or€a€portion€of€residualÐ Ð  Ðcommissions€alleged€to€be€owed€after€the€employment.€€InÐ À Ðdetermining€the€intention€of€the€parties,€one€consideration€isÐ ° Ðcircumstances€of€the€parties€at€the€time€the€contract€was€formed.€€AnÐ  ð Ðunexpressed€obligation€may€be€implied€where€intended.€€The€courseÐ à Ðof€conduct€is€the€strongest€evidence€of€the€original€intent.€€But€youÐ €Ð Ðmay€also€consider€such€things,€as€I€said€before,€the€words€of€the€oralÐ pÀ Ðcontract,€the€custom€of€the€business,€the€relationship€of€the€twoÐ `° Ðparties,€and€also€to€the€customer€involved€in€this€lawsuit,€whoÐ P  Ðprocured€the€original€business,€who€was€responsible€for€the€business,Ð @ Ðwho€served€the€account€and€what€time€and€what€was€the€subject€ofÐ 0€ Ðserving€the€account€in€relation€to€who€got€the€business.€€In€otherÐ  p Ðwords,€you€may€compare€the€act€of€serving€the€account,€who€got€theÐ ` Ðbusiness€relationship€between€these€two€people€and€the€TeamstersÐ P ÐTrust.Ðð@` x` x Ðà  àà8 ` àà ¸ àYou€may€consider€the€relationship€between€Teamsters€TrustÐ à0 Ðand€the€two€parties;€you€may€consider€malfeasance€or€negligence;€youÐ Ð  Ðmay€consider€other€misconduct€and€you€may€consider€competence.ÐÀ!` x` x Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  à*à0 h à*à0Àh(#h(#à*à0À(#À(#à*à0p(#(#à*à0Èp(#p(#à*Р#ð!È(#È(# Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[I]f€you€find€that€the€plaintiff€was€owed€money€before€he€wasÐ $à" Ðterminated,€heððs€entitled€to€those€damages,€period.€€As€a€matter€of€lawÐ €%Ð # Ðheððs€entitled€to€those€damages€up€until€the€time€you€find€he€wasÐ p&À!$ Ðdischarged€and€whether€or€not€he€was€actually€paid€for€the€date€ofÐ `'°"% Ðdischarge,€that€is€in€dispute,€as€well€as€the€date€of€discharge.€€As€toÐ P( #& Ðwhether€or€not€heððs€entitled€to€any€residual€commissions,€the€totalÐ @)$' Ðamount€claimed€or€any€portion€thereof,€or€none€thereof,€is€entirely€upÐ 0*€%( Ðto€you.€€Ð +p&)` x` x ÐÐ ,`'* Ðà  àThe€record€indicates€that€during€deliberation,€the€jury€asked€two€questions.€€The€first€questionÐ ° Ðwas:€ð ð[c]an€we€have€a€legal€definition€of€termination€for€cause€as€defined€under€the€state€statute?ðð€Ð  ð ÐThe€trial€judge€responded€€ð ð[t]here€is€no€applicable€definition€for€termination€of€cause.€€There€areÐ à Ðmany€cases€that€decide€whether€a€person€was€discharged€or€not€discharged€[for€cause]....in€this€case,Ð €Ð Ðthe€termination€for€cause€is€a€question€for€you€to€decide.€€There€is€no€definitive€guideline.ðð€€TheÐ pÀ Ðsecond€question€was:€Ð ` ° ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[i]f€we€find€that€the€plaintiff€was€terminated€for€cause,€can€we€stillÐ @  Ðaward€commissions€and€fees€from€the€time€he€was€terminated.€€If€so,Ð 0 € Ðis€there€any€set€amount€or€must€we€still€award€commissions€and€feesÐ  p  Ðfrom€the€time€he€was€terminated.€€If€so,€is€there€any€set€amount€orÐ `  Ðmust€we€use€a€collective€best€judgment.€€ÐP ` x` x ÐÌThe€trial€judge€€responded:€Ð à0  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[y]es,€you€still€may€award€the€plaintiff€if€you€collectively€andÐ À Ðunanimously€feel€he€is€entitled€to€commissions€and€fees.€€Likewise,Ð ° Ðyou€may€also€determine€that€he€is€not€entitled€to€fees€andÐ  ð Ðcommissions.€€But€that€decision€must€also€be€unanimous.€Ðà` x` x Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à€If€you€decide€to€award€the€plaintiff€commissions€and€fees,€itððsÐ €Ð Ðtotally€up€to€you€...itððs€not€necessarily€a€fixed€sum,€but€a€sum€youÐ pÀ Ðcollectively€believe€to€be€fair€under€the€circumstances€of€the€case.Ð`°` x` x ÐÌà  àAfter€deliberation,€the€jury€found€in€favor€of€Borders€in€the€amount€of€$6,000.00€forÐ @ Ðcommissions€and€interest€not€paid€before€his€termination.׃*×Ý ƒ(#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€addition,€the€jury€found€that€BordersÐ 0€ Ðwas€dismissed€for€cause,€but€was€due€one„third€commissions€and€fees€in€the€amount€of€$92,133.00Ð  p Ðon€the€group€life€and€health€plan€for€the€time€period€of€October€1,€1995€to€May€1,€2000.€€The€juryÐ ` Ðverdict€totaled€$98,133.00€in€favor€of€Borders.Ð P ÐÌà  àThereafter,€Crow€filed€a€motion€for€a€judgment€notwithstanding€the€verdict,€a€new€trial,€orÐ à0 Ða€suggestion€of€remittitur.€€On€July€15,€1999,€the€trial€court€ordered€ð ðthat€the€verdict€to€the€jury€beÐ Ð  Ðand€is€hereby€reduced€from€$98,133.00€to€$30,000.00,€and€if€the€plaintiff€declines€to€accept€thisÐ À! Ðremittitur,€a€new€trial€shall€be€allowed.ðð€€Borders€filed€a€notice€stating€that€ð ðhe€will€reluctantly€acceptÐ °"  Ðthe€suggestion€of€remittitur€offered€by€the€court€if€the€defendant€fails€to€appeal€this€case;€otherwise,Ð  #ð! Ðthe€€plaintiff€will€also€appeal€so€that€the€jury€verdict€will€be€reinstated.ðð€Both€parties€filed€noticesÐ $à" Ðof€appeal€on€August€16,€1999.€€On€October€13,€1999,€this€Court€entered€an€order€stating€that€an€orderÐ €%Ð # Ðsuggesting€remittitur€is€provisional€only€and€is€not€self„executing.€€Therefore,€even€though€theÐ p&À!$ Ðplaintiff€had€filed€a€qualified€notice€of€acceptance€as€an€acceptance€under€protest,€the€trial€court€hadÐ `'°"% Ðnot€yet€entered€an€order€unconditionally€reducing€the€amount€of€the€judgment,€and€judgment€wasÐ P( #& Ðnot€final.€€The€trial€court€entered€a€final€order€on€November€11,€1999€denying€Crowððs€motion€forÐ @)$' Ðjudgment€notwithstanding€the€verdict€or€for€a€new€trial€but€finding€that€the€$98,133.00€jury€verdict€Ð ° Ðwas€outside€the€range€of€reasonableness,€and€thereby€reduced€the€jury€verdict€from€$98,133.00€toÐ  ð Ð$30,000.00€plus€the€costs.€€€Both€parties€have€appealed.€Ð à Ðò òÌà  àó óThe€issues€raised€on€appeal€by€appellant€Borders€are,€as€stated€in€his€brief:Ð pÀ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIà0¸ ` x` xàDid€the€Trial€Court€err€in€granting€a€remittitur€fromÐ P   Ð$98,133.00€to€$30,000.00?Ð@ ¸ x¸ x ÐÌà  àà ` àIIà0 ¸ àShould€the€Court€of€Appeals€reinstate€the€verdict€of€the€jury€and€awardÐ  p  Ðdamages€for€the€Defendantððs€appeal?Ð` ¸ (#¸ (# ÐÌà  àIn€addition€appellee€Crow€raises€one€issue€on€appeal,€as€stated€in€his€brief:Ð ð@  ÐÌà  àà ` àIII€€à0 ¸ àThe€trial€court€made€three,€key€factual€findings:€(a)€that€Mr.€Borders€was€Mr.Ð Ð  ÐCrowððs€employee€at€will€who,€(b)€was€terminated€for€cause€and€who,€ÐÀ¸ (#¸ (# Ðà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà0¸ ` x` xà(€c)€did€not€procure€certain€business€in€dispute.€€Given€theseÐ ° Ðfindings,€did€the€trial€court€err€as€a€matter€of€law€in€failing€toÐ  ð Ðorder€a€complete€remittitur€of€juryððs€verdict€that€Mr.€CrowÐ à Ðowes€Mr.€Borders€post„termination€commission€from€theÐ €Ð Ðdisputed€business?ÐpÀ¸ x¸ x ÐÌà  àWe€perceive€the€dispositive€issue€to€be€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€the€motionÐ P  Ðfor€judgment€notwithstanding€the€verdict€as€to€the€claim€for€compensation€after€the€date€ofÐ @ Ðtermination.€€Or€to€put€it€another€way€in€the€particular€stature€of€this€case,€is€there€any€materialÐ 0€ Ðevidence€to€support€the€jury€verdict€for€post„discharge€compensation.Ð  p ÐÌà  àThe€rules€for€considering€post„trial€motion€for€a€judgment€notwithstanding€the€verdict€areÐ P Ðwell€known.€€Ð ð@ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àA€post„trial€motion€for€the€entry€of€judgment€in€accordanceÐ Ð  Ðwith€a€motion€for€a€directed€verdict€made€during€the€trial€must€beÐ À! Ðgauged€by€the€usual€rules€relating€to€directed€verdicts.€€Those€rulesÐ °"  Ðrequire€that€the€trial€judge,€and€the€appellate€courts,€take€the€strongestÐ  #ð! Ðlegitimate€view€of€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€opponent€of€theÐ $à" Ðmotion,€allow€all€reasonable€inferences€in€his€or€her€favor,€discard€allÐ €%Ð # Ðcountervailing€evidence,€and€deny€the€motion€where€there€is€anyÐ p&À!$ Ðdoubt€as€to€the€conclusions€to€be€drawn€from€the€whole€evidence.€€AÐ `'°"% Ðverdict€should€not€be€directed€during,€or€after,€trial€except€where€aÐ P( #& Ðreasonable€mind€could€draw€but€one€conclusion.€€Ð@)$'` x` x ÐÌò òòòHolmes€v.€Wilsonó óóó,€551€S.W.2d€682,€685€(1977).Ð  +p&) ÐÐ ,`'* Ðà  àWhile€the€record€does€reflect€that€there€was€an€agreement€between€the€parties€for€Borders€toÐ ° Ðassist€Crow€in€formulating€and€servicing€the€insurance€needs€of€the€Trust€and€was€to€be€either€at€theÐ  ð Ðrate€of€fifty€percent€of€Crowððs€fees€and€commissions€or€a€one„third€of€Crowððs€fees€and€commissionsÐ à Ðfor€this€service,€the€record€is€void€of€any€evidence€of€any€other€terms€of€the€contract.€€The€trial€courtÐ €Ð Ðinstructed€the€jury€that€the€contract€between€Borders€and€Crow€was€a€contract€terminable€at€will,€andÐ pÀ Ðthat€it€could€be€terminated€by€either€party€any€time€with€or€without€cause.€€It€is€undisputed€that€theÐ ` ° Ðbusiness€itself€was€procured€by€Crow,€and€the€evidence€reflects€that€Borders€was€hired€for€hisÐ P   Ðexpertise€in€servicing€and€administration€of€the€requirements€of€Crowððs€contract€with€the€Trust€Fund.Ð @  ÐWe€need€not€consider€whether€in€a€contract€terminable€at€will€Borders€would€be€entitled€toÐ 0 € Ðcompensation€from€and€after€his€discharge,€because€in€the€present€case€the€jury€determined€thatÐ  p  ÐBorders€was€discharged€for€cause.Ð `  ÐÌà  àIn€ò òòòNelson€Trabue,€Inc.€v.€Professional€Management„Automotive,€Inc.ó óóó,€589€S.W.2d€661Ð ð@  Ð(Tenn.€1979),€the€question€involved€was€whether€a€corporate€manager€employee€is€entitled€toÐ à0  Ðcompensation€for€services€for€the€full€term€of€its€contract,€even€though€there€was€a€discharge€forÐ Ð  Ðcause€by€the€employer.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€at€661.€€In€holding€that€the€corporate€manager€was€not€entitled€to€theÐ À Ðbalance€of€the€annual€compensation€through€the€term€of€the€contract,€the€Court€said:Ð ° ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àThe€general€rules€with€regard€to€contracts€of€employment€areÐ à Ðwell€settled.€€They€are€stated€in€the€case€of€ò òòòLittle€v.€FederalÐ €Ð ÐContainer€Corp.ó óóó,€61€Tenn.€App.€26,€452€S.W.2d€875€(1969)€asÐ pÀ Ðfollows:Ð`°` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà8¸ ` x` xàà  àð ðGenerally,€a€contract€of€employment€for€anÐ @ Ðindefinite€term€is€a€contract€at€will€and€may€beÐ 0€ Ðterminated€by€either€party.€[citations€omitted].€Ð  p ÐWhereas,€a€contract€for€a€definite€term€may€not€beÐ ` Ðterminated€before€the€end€of€the€term,€òòexcept€forÐ P Ðcauseóó€or€by€mutual€agreement,€unless€the€right€to€doÐ ð@ Ðso€is€reserved€in€the€contract.€€56€C.J.S.€Master€andÐ à0 ÐServant€Ô#†XçXXXç0]#ÔÔ‡"XÆ XXXçÔÔ#†"¼ª» » X"XÆ î\#ÔÔ‡"XÆ X »"¼ª»ÔððÔ#†XçX X"XÆ u•#ÔÔ#†¼å$»XXç·•#ÔÔ‡¼å$»»¼å$ÔÔ‡XçX»¼å$Ô€30,€p.€411.ÐÐ ¸ ¸  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà8¸ ` x` xàà  àð ðAn€employer€has€the€right€to€discharge€anÐ ¾"  Ðemployee€at€any€time€for€just€cause.€€The€fact€theÐ ®#þ! Ðemployer€bears€with€the€incompetency€orÐ ž$î" Ðirregularities€of€such€employee€for€a€time€does€notÐ Ž%Þ # Ðestop€the€employer€from€discharging€the€employee€forÐ ~&Î!$ Ðsuch€incompetency€if€it€continues.ðð€€61€Tenn.€App.€atÐ n'¾"% Ð31„32,€452€S.W.2d€at€877„78.òòò òÔ#†XçXXXç –#ÔÔ#†¼å$»XXç?–#Ôó óóóÐ^(®#&¸ ¸  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ àÔ€XçX»¼å$ÔIn€the€earlier€case€of€ò òòòJackson€v.€The€Texas€Companyó óóó,€10Ð f*¶%( ÐTenn.App.€235,€244€(1929),€it€was€held€that€even€where€an€agency€isÐ V+¦&) Ðfor€a€definite€term,€the€principal€has€a€right€to€revoke€it€before€theÐ ° Ðexpiration€of€the€term€without€incurring€liability€for€damages€becauseÐ  ð Ðof€the€failure€of€the€agent€faithfully€to€perform€his€express€or€impliedÐ à Ðundertakings.ЀÐ` x` x ÐÌò òòòId.ó óóó€at€663.Ð ` ° ÐÌà  àIf,€as€held€in€ò òòòNelson€Trabueó óóó,€an€employee€in€a€contract€for€a€definite€term€is€not€entitled€toÐ @  Ðpost„discharge€compensation€if€discharged€for€cause,€it€necessarily€follows€that€in€a€contractÐ 0 € Ðterminable€at€will,€a€discharge€for€cause€precludes€post„discharge€damages.€€€Although€the€trial€courtÐ  p  Ðincorrectly€instructed€the€jury€in€this€regard,€neither€party€has€raised€the€incorrect€jury€instructionÐ `  Ðas€an€issue€for€review.Ð P  ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€we€find€that€there€is€no€material€evidence€to€support€the€jury€verdict€awardingÐ à0  Ðplaintiff€damages€for€post„discharge€compensation.€€Therefore,€that€part€of€the€judgment€awardingÐ Ð  Ðpost„discharge€damages€is€vacated,€and€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€entry€of€a€judgmentÐ À Ðon€the€jury€verdict€in€the€amount€of€$6,000.00€for€compensation€due€to€the€date€of€termination.€Ð ° ÐCosts€of€the€appeal€are€assessed€one„half€to€appellant,€Harry€Borders,€and€one„half€to€appellee,Ð  ð ÐRonnie€J.€B.€Crow.