Stockley v. Schwerdfeger
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 197, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from order of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1901, No. 2475, making absolute rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of Frank B. Stockley, Receiver of the People’s Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company, v. Charles H. Schwerdfeger. Assumpsit for assessments on policies of a mutual live stock insurance company.
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Appeal, No. 197, Oct. T., 1901, by defendant, from order of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1901, No. 2475, making absolute rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of Frank B. Stockley, Receiver of the People’s Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company, v. Charles H. Schwerdfeger. Assumpsit for assessments on policies of a mutual live stock insurance company. From the record it appeared that the assessments had been authorized by the court of common pleas of Dauphin county. The defendant in his affidavit of defense averred: That it is true as averred in the…
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Opinion by
Oblady, J.,
It is averred in plaintiff’s statement, and is not denied in the affidavit of defense, that after the issuing of the policies to said defendant, the company issued over 200 policies to various persons insuring their live stock for various amounts .... upon some of which policies losses subsequently occurred. It is not alleged in the affidavit of defense that the sums paid by the defendant at the time of cancelation, January 13, 1898, and on March 1, 1898, embraced the assessments on the policies issued subsequently to those held by him.
The assessments authorized by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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