State ex rel. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Smith

It is the first contention of appellant’s counsel that the policy of insurance issued to the railroad company and the qoupons issued thereunder are not within or subject to the standard policy law of the state and therefore there is no subject matter within the jurisdiction of the commissioner.

Counsel point out that the principal object of the standard policy law was to promote uniformity in the administration of insurance law throughout the country; that the standard policy laws of Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin are identical, but that the purpose of their enactment has been defeated in…