Phœnix Assurance Co. v. Fire Department
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John R. Tyson. This action was brought by the appellee, which was averred to be composed of the several fire companies of the city of Montgomery, against the appellant, The Phoenix Assurance Company of London ; and sought to recover of the defendant the penalty of $1,000 for having, without paying to the plaintiff the sum of $200, opened an office in the city of Montgomery, and transacted business pertaining…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. John R. Tyson. This action was brought by the appellee, which was averred to be composed of the several fire companies of the city of Montgomery, against the appellant, The Phoenix Assurance Company of London ; and sought to recover of the defendant the penalty of $1,000 for having, without paying to the plaintiff the sum of $200, opened an office in the city of Montgomery, and transacted business pertaining to insurance companies. In the complaint, the plaintiffs claim of the defendant the sum of $1,000, because, as averred…
1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.
The action in which the appellees, averred to compose the Fire Department of the city of Montgomery, were plaintiffs, and the appellant, a foreign fire insurance company, was defendant, was brought to recover of the appellant a penalty of one thousand dollars, for having, without paying to the plaintiffs the sum of two hundred dollars, opened an office in the city of Montgomery, received premiums and taken risks against losses by fire, in and during the year commencing the 1st day of August, 1895, and ending August 1st, 1896. The right of recovery is deduced from certain statutes, upon the…
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