Stockley v. Benedict
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (Ritchie, J.). Upon the granting of the trial Court’s instruction, which is set forth in the opinion of this Court, the defendants withdrew their prayers, the fifth of which set forth that “If the jury shall find that on or about March - I, 1898, the insurance company gave written notice to the defendants of a regular quarterly assessment of eleven dollars and, one cent levied on and covering all their policies then in force; and shall…
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Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (Ritchie, J.). Upon the granting of the trial Court’s instruction, which is set forth in the opinion of this Court, the defendants withdrew their prayers, the fifth of which set forth that “If the jury shall find that on or about March - I, 1898, the insurance company gave written notice to the defendants of a regular quarterly assessment of eleven dollars and, one cent levied on and covering all their policies then in force; and shall further find that by' the terms of said notice the assessment thereby called was payable on or before April 1, 1898; and…
1Opinion of the CourtBriscoe, J.
The appellant is the receiver of the Peoples Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company, a corporation, created under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, and incorporated for the purpose of insuring its members against loss arising from the death of domestic animals by disease or accident, and for that purpose to assess upon and collect from its members such sums of money as may be necessary to cariy on the business and to pay the losses incurred. The company continued to transact business until the second day of May, i-898,when, on application, it was declared by the Court of Common Pleas of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Gibson v. MegrewIndiana Supreme Court · 1900
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