Swing v. Brister
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Lincoln county. Hon. Moyse LI. Wilkinson, Judge. Swing, the appellant, as trustee for the creditors of the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Avas plaintiff in the court bekw; Brister and others, appellees, Avere defendants there. From a judgment in defendants’ favor the plaintiff appealed to the supreme court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
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From the circuit court of Lincoln county. Hon. Moyse LI. Wilkinson, Judge. Swing, the appellant, as trustee for the creditors of the Union Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Avas plaintiff in the court bekw; Brister and others, appellees, Avere defendants there. From a judgment in defendants’ favor the plaintiff appealed to the supreme court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The statutes of this state are constitutional, and do not assume to prevent citizens from entering into contracts of insurance outside of this state upon property in this state Avith…
1Opinion of the Court
WhiteielDj O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The Union Mutual Eire Insurance Company, of Oincinnati, was a mutual fire-insurance company incorporated under the laws of Ohio, May 27, 1887, and did business during the years 1888, 1889, and .1890. The laws of Ohio (Rev. St. O‘hio, 1905) appertaining to liability of appellees as members of this mutual society are as follows:
“Section 3634.' Mutual fire-insurance companies organized under this act may thereafter charge and collect in advance upon their policies a full annual premium in cash, but such policies shall not compel subscribers…
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