People v. Commercial Alliance Life Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal, by certification, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made May 7, 1897, which affirmed an order of Special Term overruling exceptions to the report of a referee and confirming the same. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal, by certification, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, made May 7, 1897, which affirmed an order of Special Term overruling exceptions to the report of a referee and confirming the same. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The Miller policies' are entitled to a dividend on their face value, deducting only the premiums remaining unpaid at the time of the death of the insured. (People v. S. L. I. Co., 78 N. Y. 114, 129; Atty.-Gen. v. G. M. L. I. Co., 82 N. Y. 336; Atty.-Gen. v.…
1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.
This action was brought by the attorney-general on behalf of the People to have the defendant, the Commercial Alliance Life Insurance Company, adjudged insolvent, the corporation dissolved and its assets distributed. The action was commenced on the 13th day of October, 1894, and on that day notice was given of an application for the appointment of a receiver, and in the meantime a temporary injunction was issued staying all proceedings on the part of the company and restraining the paying out or transferring of any of its property or the disposing of its assets. October 30th a temporary…
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- New York Life Insurance v. StathamSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- People v. Security Life Insurance & Annuity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Carr v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- In Re the Equitable Reserve Fund Life Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Burdon v. Massachusetts Safety Fund Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
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- Samuels v. E. F. Drew & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
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