Ex parte Norwood
District Court, N.D. Illinois
In bankruptcy. This was a motion by Joseph R. Payson. assignee of the Republic Fire Insurance Company, to expunge the claim filed by Carlisle Norwood, as receiver of the Lorillard Insurance Company of New York, on certain policies of re-insurance on which there had been a total loss. A corporation has no existence beyond the territory of the power that created it. Day t.
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In bankruptcy. This was a motion by Joseph R. Payson. assignee of the Republic Fire Insurance Company, to expunge the claim filed by Carlisle Norwood, as receiver of the Lorillard Insurance Company of New York, on certain policies of re-insurance on which there had been a total loss. A corporation has no existence beyond the territory of the power that created it. Day t. Newark India Rubber Co. [Case No. 8,-<385]; Bank of Augusta v. Earle, 13 Pet. [88 U. S.] 58S; Ohio & M. R. Co. v. Wheeler, 1 Black [06 D. S.] 280; County of Allegheny v. Cleveland & P. R. Co., 51 Pa. St. 228. But its…
1Opinion of the Court
BLODGETT, District Judge.
The Lorillard Fire Insurance Company was a corporation created by and under the laws of the state of New York, for the purpose of doing insurance business. For some years prior to the 9th of October, 1871, it had an agency in the city of Chicago, at which a large amount of insurance business was transacted. In the due course of its business at Chicago said *454company had obtained from the Republic Insurance Company of Chicago policies of re-insurance on its insured interest in certain property here, amounting in the aggregate to $19.500, which policies of re-insurance…
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- New York Central Insurance v. National Protection InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1854
- Eagle Insurance v. Lafayette InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1857
- Herckenrath v. American Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Chancery · 1848
- Hastie v. De PeysterNew York Supreme Court · 1805
- Carrington v. Commercial Fire & Marine Insurance of Jersey CityThe Superior Court of New York City · 1857
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