Davis v. Shepperd

This case involves the revocation by the Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi, Walter Dell Davis, of the license of an insurance agent, appellee E. L. Shepperd, to engage in the business of operating an insurance agency. After a lengthy hearing, the Commissioner held that the agent had wrongfully withheld from several insurance companies premiums which such companies were lawfully entitled to receive; and that therefore the Commissioner could not license him further to conduct the business of an insurance agency, although he would authorize appellee to serve as a solicitor for any reputable…