Legal Opinion

People ex rel. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. VanCleave

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 19, 1900PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Original petition for mandamus. This is an original petition, filed in this court at the June term, 1900, by the People upon, the relation of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Limited, a foreign corporation, organized and existing under an act of parliament of the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, asking for a writ of mandamus, commanding the defendant, the State Insurance Superintendent, to grant and issue to the petitioner a license to transact in the State…

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Original petition for mandamus. This is an original petition, filed in this court at the June term, 1900, by the People upon, the relation of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Limited, a foreign corporation, organized and existing under an act of parliament of the kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, asking for a writ of mandamus, commanding the defendant, the State Insurance Superintendent, to grant and issue to the petitioner a license to transact in the State of Illinois all of the six lines of insurance set forth in subdivisions numbered from 1 to 6 inclusive of section 1 of…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder

It is conceded, that the petitioner has the right to transact in Illinois the business of credit insurance, burglary insurance, glass insurance and boiler and elevator insurance as specified in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth subdivisions of section 1 of the act of April 21, 1899, as set forth in the statement preceding this opinion. The object, sought by the application for the present writ of mandamus, is to compel the defendant to issue a license to the petitioner to transact the business of insurance ag'ainst bodily accident and employer’s liability, as specified in subdivisions 1 and…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Stevens v. PrattIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
  2. McMurray v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  3. People ex rel. Stevens v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkIllinois Supreme Court · 1894
  4. Davidson v. DallasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1857
  5. Boyles v. McMurphyIllinois Supreme Court · 1870

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Kerner v. State Employees' Retirement System of IllinoisIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Campbell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
  3. North American Insurance v. YatesIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Roberts v. Western-Southern Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
  5. McEvoy v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1958

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