Stockley v. McClurg
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 91, April T., 1900, by defendants, in suit of Frank B. Stockley, receiver of the Peoples’ Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, against John McClurg, Joseph G. McClurg, Hannah McClurg and George W. Watson, trading as James McClurg & Company, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1899, No. 319, in favor of plaintiff, for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Opinion by Or-lady, J. Beaver, J., dissents. Assumpsit.
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Appeal, No. 91, April T., 1900, by defendants, in suit of Frank B. Stockley, receiver of the Peoples’ Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company of Pennsylvania, against John McClurg, Joseph G. McClurg, Hannah McClurg and George W. Watson, trading as James McClurg & Company, from judgment of C. P. No. 3, Allegheny Co., Aug. T., 1899, No. 319, in favor of plaintiff, for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Opinion by Or-lady, J. Beaver, J., dissents. Assumpsit. It appears from the record that plaintiff brought suit to recover an assessment against the defendant upon outstanding policies which…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Orlady, J.,
By a decree of the court of common pleas of Dauphin county, sitting in equity, the plaintiff was appointed receiver of the Peoples’ Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company of Pennsylvania and authorized to levy and collect assessments according to a schedule annexed, upon the outstanding policies which were in force on the dates of the losses, and to give notice thereof and collect the assessments by suits at law, etc.
This suit was brought against the defendants, who were policy holders in the said company, to recover the percentages assessed upon the policies held by them.…
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