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State Medical Society v. Commissioner of Insurance

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided October 2, 1975No. 573 (1974)PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHanley, J.

Three issues are presented for review:

1. May SMS legally convert its WPS division into a ch. 611, Stats., domestic insurance corporation?

2. Is a denial of this conversion a violation of the equal protection of law?

3. Is a denial invalid as based on legislation impairing the obligations of contract?

Question of conversion.

SMS and the respondent concur on this appeal with the reviewing court’s assessment that SMS could organize a subsidiary corporation for the conduct of an insurance business. This general proposition is true, but it must be clarified in order to demonstrate the error in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Home Building & Loan Assn. v. BlaisdellSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. City of El Paso v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Attorney General v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1874
  4. Omernik v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
  5. State Ex Rel. Warren v. NusbaumWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. City of Brookfield v. Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage DistrictWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Aero Auto Parts, Inc. v. State Department of TransportationWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
  3. McGarrity v. Welch Plumbing Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod v. City of Prairie Du ChienCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
  5. State Ex Rel. Cannon v. MoranCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1982

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