Commonwealth Mutual Fire Insurance v. Swift & Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Conteact, to recover the amount of twenty-eight assessments upon the defendant as a policy holder in the plaintiff corporation. The case was submitted to the Superior Court, and, after "judgment for the plaintiff, to this court, on appeal, upon agreed facts, in substance as follows.
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Conteact, to recover the amount of twenty-eight assessments upon the defendant as a policy holder in the plaintiff corporation. The case was submitted to the Superior Court, and, after "judgment for the plaintiff, to this court, on appeal, upon agreed facts, in substance as follows. The plaintiff was a mutual fire insurance company organized under the laws of this Commonwealth, and was authorized by statute to make insurance upon property located in any part of the United States or Canada. The defendant was a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Illinois and having its…
1Opinion of the CourtLathrop, J.
We find nothing in this case which is not fully covered by the cases already decided between the same plaintiff and other defendants who have sought to avoid paying the assessment duly levied upon them. Commonwealth Ins. Co. v. Knabe Manuf. Co. 171 Mass. 265. Commonwealth Ins. Co. v. Wood, 171 Mass. 484. Commonwealth Ins. Co. v. Fairbank Canning Co. 173 Mass. 161, decided since this case was argued. See also Allgeyer v. Louisiana, 165 U. S. 578; Dailey v. Masonic Accident Association, 102 Mich. 289.
Judgment for the plaintiff affirmed.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Allgeyer v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Commonwealth Mutual Fire Insurance v. William Knabe & Co. Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Dailey v. Preferred Masonic Mutual Accident Ass'n of AmericaMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
- Commonwealth Mutual Fire Insurance v. Fairbank Canning Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Commonwealth Mutual Fire Insurance v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898