State v. Lancashire Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Joseph W. Martin, Judge. statement by the court. The attorney general of the state filed a complaint against the defendant Lancashire Insurance Co., alleging that it was a foreign corporation organized under the laws of England; that it was, on and after March 6, 1899, engaged in the business of insuring property in this state against loss or damage by fire, and that, while so engaged, it became and was a member of a pool or combination…
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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court. Joseph W. Martin, Judge. statement by the court. The attorney general of the state filed a complaint against the defendant Lancashire Insurance Co., alleging that it was a foreign corporation organized under the laws of England; that it was, on and after March 6, 1899, engaged in the business of insuring property in this state against loss or damage by fire, and that, while so engaged, it became and was a member of a pool or combination with other corporations engaged in a similar business to regulate or fix the price or premium to be paid for insuring…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an action against a foreign insurance company in which the state, through her attorney general, claims a penalty of five thousand dollars. The question presented is whether a foreign corporation, doing a fire insurance business in this state, subjects itself to a penalty, under the recent statute against trusts and combinations, by entering into an agreement with other insurance companies for the purpose of fixing rates of insurance in foreign countries, when such agreement is neither made in this state, nor intended in any way to affect the…
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