Igoe v. State

This. was a prosecution against Martin Igoe, for violating an act entitled “An act to amend an act for the incorporation of insurance companies, defining their powers, and prescribing their duties, approved June 17,1852.” This amendatory act is found in the Acts of 1855, p. 137, and contains these provisions:

“ Sec. 1. It shall not be lawful for any agent of any insurance companies incorporated in any other state than the state of Indiana, directly or indirectly, to take risks or transact any business of insurance in this state, without first producing a certificate of authority from the…