Woodward v. . Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 6, 1903, in favor of defendant upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The nature of the controversy and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 6, 1903, in favor of defendant upon the submission of a controversy under section 1279 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The nature of the controversy and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The state of ¡North Carolina had the authority to prescribe conditions upon which foreign insurance companies should be permitted to transact business in that state, and when those conditions were complied with, neither the state itself nor the insurance company could…
1Opinion of the Court
Parker, Ch. J.
This cause was submitted to the Appellate Division on an agreed statement of facts pursuant to section 1279, Code of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff, a resident of North Carolina, claims a personal judgment against defendant, an insurance corporation of this state, for a sum exceeding $300. Plaintiff claims under a judgment entered by a court of general jurisdiction of North Carolina, August 20, 1900.
The Federal Constitution provides that “ Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state; and the congress…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hunt v. . HuntNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assn. v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Ferguson v. . CrawfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Little v. . BanksNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- The People v. . Fire Association of Phil'A.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
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- Hunter v. Mutual Reserve Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Brown-Ketcham Iron Works v. George B. Swift Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1913
- Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'n v. TuchfeldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1908
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