Attorney-General v. North American Life Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the third judicial department, made September 23, 1882, which affirmed an order of Special Term,- denying the application of certain of defendant’s policy-holders for allowances for disbursements and counsel fees payable out of the funds in the hands of the receiver of its property. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
The defendant company was dissolved upon the ground of its insolvency, in an action brought by the attorney-general, and a receiver appointed of its property and assets, for the purpose of closing up its affairs. At some time after the entry of judgment of dissolution the petitioner and certain other of the policy-holders intervened, and became in some manner parties to the litigation. We do not know and are not informed when or how, but, for the purposes of the present motion, should perhaps treat them as having become in some regular manner parties to the action. The policy-holders who thus…
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