Legal Opinion
O'Gorman & Young, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 5, 1931No. 12 and 13PublishedCited by 202 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
These, cases, which are here on appeals from the highest court of New Jersey, were argued together. They present the question whether the following statutory provision, effective March 29, 1928, is consistent with the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment:
“In order that rates of insurance against the hazards of fire shall be reasonable it shall be unlawful for any such insurer licensed in this State to- . . allow . . any commission ... in. excess of .a reasonable amount, to any person for. acting as its agent in respect to any…
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