Matter of People (Second Russian Ins. Co.)

The Second Russian Insurance Company of St. Petersburg, Russia, a Russian corporation, in July, 1913, entered into a contract with H. Mutzen becher, Jr., of Hamburg, Germany, a partnership, for the establishment of a branch office in New York city, to conduct reinsurance business in the United States. Mutzenbecher was to act as general manager of the business in this country and was to receive for its services compensation to be equal to a certain percentage upon net premiums received. Mutzenbecher employed Meinel & Wemple, Inc., a New York corporation having its principal office in New York…