People ex rel. Traders' Ins. of New York v. VanCleave

This is an original mandamus proceeding, to compel the issuance of a license to the relator, the Traders’ Fire Insurance Company of New York, by the superintendent of insurance, to transact business in this State. The petition is based upon section 2 of the ac't approved June 4, 1879, entitled “An act for the better regulation of the business of insurance,” etc. (1 Starr & Cur. Stat. — 1st ed.— chap. 73, p. 1331.) Section 1 of that act prohibits any foreign insurance company from doing insurance business in the State until it has complied with certain requirements therein named, “in addition…