Freeland v. Pennsylvania Central Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin county: Of May Term 1879, Nos. 205 and 206. These were actions of assumpsit brought by the Pennsylvania Central Insurance Company against James Freeland, to recover assessments upon notes, alleged to be premium notes, given by defendant upon his application for insurance of his real property against loss by fire. The Act of May 5th 1854, Pamph.
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• Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin county: Of May Term 1879, Nos. 205 and 206. These were actions of assumpsit brought by the Pennsylvania Central Insurance Company against James Freeland, to recover assessments upon notes, alleged to be premium notes, given by defendant upon his application for insurance of his real property against loss by fire. The Act of May 5th 1854, Pamph. L. 563, incorporated the Lykens Valley Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and granted it powers as á fire insurance company. The Act of March 27th 1869, Pamph. L. 570, enlarged these powers of the Company,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
The first, second and third assignments of error maybe considered together." The suits were brought upon three promissory notes, alleged to be premium notes, given by a policy holder to an insurance company, for the purpose of recovering certain assessments made by the company for the payment of losses. The corporation was originally created by the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill county in November 1869, as a cattle insurance company, and was then called “ The Pennsylvania Cattle Insurance Company.” On September 4th 1871, the same court, on proceedings for that purpose, changed its name…
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