Stone v. Omaha Fire Insurance

Sedgwick, C.

The directors of the Omaha Fire Insurance Company, finding that its affairs had become embarrassed and it *835could no longer.continue business upon tbe lines that had been pursued, consulted the appellant, Mr. Morsman, who is a member of the Douglas county bar, as to the condition of the affairs of the corporation and as to the best course to be pursued. After several consultations, in which the affairs of the company seem to have been thoroughly investigated, it was thought best, and the directors were advised by their counsel, to make application to the district court of Douglas…