Taylor v. Ashby
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from Third District, Lewis and Clarke County. The judgment was rendered by Wade, C. J. TJnder the act concerning licenses, approved January 10, 1872, it was the intention of the legislative assembly to require every insurance company in the Territory to pay a license of $80 per annum. Cod. Sts. 585, § 1. In 1873, the act was amended by increasing the license from $80 to $150. The comma after the word “ company ” is omitted in the act as printed.
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Appeal from Third District, Lewis and Clarke County. The judgment was rendered by Wade, C. J. TJnder the act concerning licenses, approved January 10, 1872, it was the intention of the legislative assembly to require every insurance company in the Territory to pay a license of $80 per annum. Cod. Sts. 585, § 1. In 1873, the act was amended by increasing the license from $80 to $150. The comma after the word “ company ” is omitted in the act as printed. It was the intention of the legislative assembly to increase the license of insurance companies, and not enable them by employing the same…
1Opinion of the CourtBlaKE, J.
The court below rendered judgment upon the following'facts, which were agreed upon by the parties. The appellant is the treasurer and collector of Lewis and Clarke county. The respondents are partners and agents of two foreign insurance companies, and refuse to take out a license to do business for each of said companies, but are willing to pay one license as general insurance agents. The court entered judgment that the appellant recover one license for all the business of the respondents. We are required to review this ruling.
The act concerning licenses, approved January 10, 1872, provided…
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