Sunbury Fire Insurance v. Humble
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylldll county: Of January Term 1882, No. 292. Assumpsit, by the receivers of the Sunbury Eire Insurance Company, in the name of the company, against Thomas Humble, to recover an assessment levied by the receivers, under an order of court, upon the policy-holders in the mutual department of said company, for the payment of losses by fire, and officers’ salaries.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylldll county: Of January Term 1882, No. 292. Assumpsit, by the receivers of the Sunbury Eire Insurance Company, in the name of the company, against Thomas Humble, to recover an assessment levied by the receivers, under an order of court, upon the policy-holders in the mutual department of said company, for the payment of losses by fire, and officers’ salaries. On the trial, before Green, J., the following facts appeared : — The company, plaintiff, was originally incorporated, March 21st 18G8 as “ The Sunbury Cattle Insurance Company.” By the act of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson
The evidence referred to in the first assignment of error was offered for the purpose of showing that the representations made by Mr. Price in the preceding January were made by and with the authority of the plaintiff' company, and assented to by it as correct. We think the learned judge was right in admitting it. There was abundant evidence to show that the company was a fraud from its inception, and there was ample evidence to submit to the jury that it deceived its agents as to its financial condition, in order that they in turn might deceive innocent parties who desired to insure their…
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