Commissioner of Insurance v. First National Bank

The Commissioner of Insurance (Commissioner) filed an application in the County Court under G. L. c. 233, § 10, to compel The First National Bank of Boston (Bank) to appear and give testimony at a hearing conducted by him. Following the filing of an answer by the Bank, the parties agreed upon a statement containing all the facts material to the issues to be decided. Thereafter, at the request of the parties, the single justice reported the case, without decision, to the full court on the application, the answer and the statement of agreed facts.

Suffolk Insurance Company (Suffolk) was…