Opinion ID: 1160300
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Edward Danner Boone Sales Manager:

Text: At the time of his death, Edward Boone was a Sales Manager for Combined Insurance Company with a ten-county area in Western Wyoming as his territory. In addition to being Sales Manager for this area with authorization to act in appellant's behalf subject to its rules and regulations, his Superior's instructions, and the terms of his contract, Mr. Boone's position was also designated as Sales Manager of the Superior Policy Department. One of his major responsibilities was the day-to-day supervision of the sales team and the assignment of the computerized printout cards having to do with policy renewals. With respect to Mr. Boone's supervision of his team members, a schedule was furnished him by the Company with direction that it be followed relative to the various communities to which the team would travel and the period of time it would work within each community. These sales trips were calculated to coincide with the expiration of the six-month policy period concerning existing health and accident insurance policies and it was, therefore, essential to the Company's success that the team efforts be carefully coordinated with these expiration dates. While Mr. Boone did not hire the members of the team  a responsibility of the District Manager  it was Mr. Boone's duty as Sales Manager to supervise his team, arrange for accommodations and plan the advance work for the next community in which the team would be selling. The team members would meet on Sunday evening in the community where the selling was scheduled to take place during the upcoming week, and Mr. Boone would make the renewal contract assignments at that time. Each evening, after the day's contacts had been made, the members would meet with Mr. Boone for the purpose of advising with him about any problems they had encountered or which they or he anticipated. Boone would, in turn, meet weekly with the District Manager to go over the past week's sales and to review the next week's schedule. Mr. Boone, as well as each member of the team, was required by Combined to have his or her own motor vehicle for use in carrying out the appellant's sales-program.