Freedy v. Trimble-Compton Produce Co.

The question for decision is the sufficiency of an amended petition founded upon an assessment decree of the Circuit Court of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, against policyholders and former policyholders of an insolvent mutual insurance company. The Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, sustained a demurrer to the amended petition. Plaintiff refused to plead further and took an appeal to the Kansas City Court of Appeals from the judgment of dismissal. The majority of the appellate court held that the petition stated a cause of action. [Freedy v. Trimble-Compton Produce Co., 32 S.W.2d 147.]…