Security Mutual Life Insurance v. Prewitt
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. ' The plaintiff in error seeks by this, writ to review the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, ueversi-ng the judgment of the court below and dismissing the petition of plaintiff in error. The trial court granted such petition, which was to cancel the revocation,, by the state Insurance Commissioner, of the permit granted by- him t.o the -plaintiff in error to do business in the State.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY. ' The plaintiff in error seeks by this, writ to review the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, ueversi-ng the judgment of the court below and dismissing the petition of plaintiff in error. The trial court granted such petition, which was to cancel the revocation,, by the state Insurance Commissioner, of the permit granted by- him t.o the -plaintiff in error to do business in the State. The facts are as follows: The company is an insurance company, existing under the laws of the State of New York and having its principal office…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peckham
-It appears that the laws of Kentucky require the annual renewal of the permit to any foreign insurance company, in order that the company may continue'to do business in the State, and without such license the company is prohibited from doing any business therein.
■The writ of error in this case was filed January 27, 1905. and the license was granted July 1,. 1904, and expired by its' terms, if not .sooner revoked, on the first day of July, 1905. The permit, even if illegally revoked prior to that time, became a dead letter on July 1, 1905, so fár as constituting any authority to the company…
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