Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. M.F. Ins. Co. v. . Commissioners
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 21, 1879PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Several questions have been presented and elaborately argued, but the most important of these upon the merits is whether the commissioners erred in estimating a portion of the premiums received upon unexpired policies, as surplus earnings.
The commissioners did estimate as personal property belonging to the company, as I infer from their return, fifty per cent of such premiums. The whole amount of such premiums was something over $500,000, and it was estimated…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- National Bank v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- People Ex Rel. Buffalo & State Line Railroad v. BarkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- People Ex Rel. Glenn's Falls Insurance v. FergusonNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
3Cited by5 opinions
- People Ex Rel. New York Elevated Railroad v. Commissioners of Taxes & AssessmentsNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Firemen's Ins. Co. of Newark v. BehaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1928
- People Ex Rel. Leonard v. Commissioners of Taxes & AssessmentsNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- People Ex Rel. National Surety Co. v. FeitnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- People ex rel. Westchester Fire Insurance v. DavenportNew York Supreme Court · 1881