Legal Opinion

Huber v. Martin

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 20, 1906PublishedCited by 46 opinions

Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Washington county: James J. Dice, Circuit Judge. Appeal from an order sustaining demurrers to tbe complaint.

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Appeal from an order of tbe circuit court for Washington county: James J. Dice, Circuit Judge. Appeal from an order sustaining demurrers to tbe complaint. Tbe facts relied upon for a cause of action were these: Tbe defendant Germantown Tanners’ Mutual Insurance Company is a corporation created and existing under cb. 218 of tbe Laws of Wisconsin for tbe year 1854, and tbe defendant Germantown Insurance Company is a corporation ■existing under cb. 89, Stats. 1898, and cb.. 229 of tbe Laws of Wisconsin for tbe year 1903.. Tbe individual defendants are tbe officers and directors of tbe two…

1Opinion of the Court

Tbe following opinion was filed January 30, 1906:

Maeshall, J.

Counsel for tbe respective parties, as we view tbe complaint, in effect, take issue as to tbeir rights on tbis state of facts: A purely mutual company was organized under a charter providing that policy-holders only should be members thereof. It conducted its business for some fifty years. In that time it accumulated a surplus of over $200,000. At the time of the commencement of the action and during the re-organization acts hereafter mentioned, plaintiff was a member of the company. The entire membership at the time of such…

2Cases cited34 opinions

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  2. Covington & Lexington Turnpike Road Co. v. SandfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Pembina Consolidated Silver Mining & Milling Co. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  4. Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  5. In re Incorporation of Village of North MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by46 opinions

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