Hummel & Co.'s Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Snyder county. In Equity. No. 280, of January Term 1874. The bill in this case was filed August 22d 1873, by L. R. Hummel and others, trading as L. R. Hummel & Co., against the Lycoming Eire Insurance Co. The object of the bill was to strike off a judgment against the plaintiffs, in which the defendants in the bill were plaintiffs; to set aside the execution issued on it; to reduce certain assessments made on the plaintiffs’ premium…
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Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Snyder county. In Equity. No. 280, of January Term 1874. The bill in this case was filed August 22d 1873, by L. R. Hummel and others, trading as L. R. Hummel & Co., against the Lycoming Eire Insurance Co. The object of the bill was to strike off a judgment against the plaintiffs, in which the defendants in the bill were plaintiffs; to set aside the execution issued on it; to reduce certain assessments made on the plaintiffs’ premium note as insurers in the company, and for a statement of the affairs of the company. The defendants were incorporated by…
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment was entered in the Supreme Court, February 8th 1875,
2Per curiam
The prayers of this bill are to set aside the fi. fa., and strike off the judgment at law of the insurance company against the plaintiffs, or to reduce the assessments Nos. 29 and 80, and prohibit the collection of No. 31. There is a prayer also for a statement of the affairs of the company.
The master has found against the plaintiffs on all questions affecting the validity of the judgment. He finds the right of the company to assess the premium-notes under mutual policies with the losses on policies issued for cash-notes; that the…
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