Marqusee v. Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. ■ Actions by Julius Marqusee against the Insurance Company of North America and by Kline Bros. & Co. against the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company, Limited. Judgment for defendant in each case, and plaintiffs bring error. The plaintiff is the assignee of Kline Bros. & Co., a Florida corporation.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. ■ Actions by Julius Marqusee against the Insurance Company of North America and by Kline Bros. & Co. against the Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Company, Limited. Judgment for defendant in each case, and plaintiffs bring error. The plaintiff is the assignee of Kline Bros. & Co., a Florida corporation. The defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Pennsylvania. The complaint avers, among other things, that at the city of Quincy, Fla., plaintiff’s assignor and the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The question presented in this case involves the validity of a contract oi fire insurance.
A charter having been granted by the state of Florida incorporating Kline Bros. & Co., an organization meeting was held on December 16, 1908, at which by-laws were adopted and the directors were chosen. Immediately thereafter the directors met and elected one McIntosh president. On March 8, 1909, the stockholders met, and new directors were chosen who subsequently met and elected Morris Kline president. The newly elected officers demanded the books, records, and…
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