Jordan v. State Board of Insurance

This is a direct appeal brought to this Court in accordance with the provisions of Article 5, section 3-b of the Texas Constitution, Article 1738a, Vernon’s Ann. Texas Stats., Rule 499a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Appellants, Carl B. Jordan and wife, Ella Mae Walls Jordan, assert that the only question involved is the constitutionality of Article 1.14, section 3 of Vernon’s Ann. Texas Insurance Code which provides in part that:

“The Board may inquire into the competence, fitness and reputation of the officers and directors of each carrier. If, after inquiry, and based on substantial…