Legal Opinion

Smith v. Schwartz

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 15, 1960No. Appeals, 8 and 9PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Musmanno,

On December 20, 1951, the Seaboard Mutual Casualty Company of Philadelphia was ordered dissolved by the Commonwealth Court in Dauphin County because an examination of its affairs by the Insurance Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania disclosed it to be in a state of insolvency. The Insurance Commissioner took possession of the company’s assets in order to liquidate its business and affairs. In the capacity of statutory liquidator, the commissioner petitioned the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County for an order directing the company’s members and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dettra v. KestnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
  2. Van Dyke v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  3. Taggart Ins. Com. v. AllevaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Stephens v. American Home Assurance Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
  2. Bird v. Penn Central CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Gill v. RichCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  4. Kelly v. BremmermanNew York Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Commonwealth v. Bankers Mutual Fire Insurance, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County1968

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