State v. Allstate Insurance Company

This case involves a unique question, one of first impression, at least as to the industry involved. It is concerned with the constitutional validity of a statute delegating to the majority of a private group of stock fire insurance companies the determination of the uniform rate or amount of commissions to be received by their local insurance agents.

This proceeding arises from an admitted violation by appellee, Allstate Insurance Company, of some of the provisions of Mississippi Code of 1942, Sec. 5825. The first part of that statute gives the Insurance Commission the power to reduce…