Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. Smith

Bramhall, Justice:

Plaintiffs are insurance companies engaged in the business of insuring risks of fire in the State of Delaware. The original defendant is the State Insurance Commissioner. Because of their interest, The Mayor and Council of Wilmington, a municipal corporation of the State of Delaware, and the Delaware Volunteer Firemen’s Association, a non-profit Delaware corporation, were permitted to’ intervene as parties defendant.

Plaintiffs seek a declaratory judgment and a preliminary injunction. They allege the existence of a controversy between plaintiffs and defendants concerning the…