State v. National Postal Transport Ass'n

Legge, Justice.

Action on behalf of the State to hold respondent, a foreign insurance corporation, liable for the penalty of ten dollars per day imposed by Section 12-737 of the 1952 Code. Judge Littlejohn, before whom the case was presented on a stipulation of facts, ordered judgment for the defendant, and the State appeals.

The complaint alleges: that the defendant, a New Hampshire corporation, has for more than two years been engaged in the business of insurance in South Carolina; has not domesticated or qualified to transact business in this state; has failed to file with the Secretary of…