Dean & Son's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 20th 1881. Before Sharswood, C. J., Mercur, Gordon, Paxson, Trunkey, Steerett and Green, J"J. Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin county: Of May Term 1881, No. 111. The facts of this case were as follows: On January 28th 1878, M. Dean & Son insured certain property in the Newtown Eire Insurance Company, a corporation chartered by the act of April 5th 1870 (Pamph. L. of 1870, page 908), for the period of one year from that date.
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May 20th 1881. Before Sharswood, C. J., Mercur, Gordon, Paxson, Trunkey, Steerett and Green, J"J. Appeal from the decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin county: Of May Term 1881, No. 111. The facts of this case were as follows: On January 28th 1878, M. Dean & Son insured certain property in the Newtown Eire Insurance Company, a corporation chartered by the act of April 5th 1870 (Pamph. L. of 1870, page 908), for the period of one year from that date. The policy contained, inter alia, the following condition: “ The insurance may also- be terminated at any time at the option of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
This was an appeal from the decree of the court below, *104making distribution of the funds in the hands of A. Wilson Norris, Esq., receiver of the Newtown Fire Insurance Company. Under proceedings instituted by the attorney-general the said company was, on the 30th of May 1878, adjudged to be insolvent, and a decree dissolving it and appointing a receiver was made. The latter issued notice to all parties insured to send him their policies, in order that they might be canceled and a calculation made of the amount of the return premium due. The appellants are the holders of a policy of $700,'which…
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