Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-03-03
Madison, March >

SAittlIlNN WI SekSoS AAAAfNh AhaNN "t's
decided. Ii is that Of the Travellers
Insurance company of Hartford Conn,
against Insurance Commissioner
Fricke for an injunction re-
istraining him from revoking
its license in the state, which
he has promised To do unless the com
Ipany pays back taxes amounting.
with interest to about $S4 900 which
the commissioner claims are due The
supreme court affirmed the decision Of
the lower court and the Travellers
company will have to pay $Si, 600
in back license fees, Other companies
affected will bring the total sum in
volved up to 100000.
The matter has been in litigation
several years, in different forms, Pri-
marily the Travellers obtained a H.
cense to do life insurance business
in Wisconsin, paying the regular fee.
But the principal business of the
company is accident insurance, besides
which its life business cuts a small
figure. and for this the company pro
cured no license, claiming that its Ii
cense to do life business was sum
cient. Former insurance commission
ers have conceded with this view, but
when Commissioner Fricke took hold
of the department he insisted that the
/ Travellers must pay an accident license
also If it did an accident business
A suit in the courts resulted; the
company got the first decision in the
the supreme tribunal and in the sec
ond trial and subsequent appeal the
decision was that the company must
pay. The supreme court however,
did not decide the question whether
the company was liable for back
taxes for the years it had done acct
dent business without license, and
when the commissioner insisted on
these being paid the company refused,
The present suit is the outcome. Com
woke the company's license unless it
paid up, and the company brought suit
for injunction to restrain him from
such action, There are other big com
panieS in the same boat as the FRAY
elers, and the total amount involved
in the decision is about 100000
Gen F. G. Winkler and T.. r. Villas
We're attorneys for the company at the
last trial and Attorney General Mylrea
and Assistant j l., Erdall have con
al hn fin "a In utIra
missioner
Other decisions handed down by tn"
supreme court are;
Frank Keller respondent, VS.. Charles
Earl, appellant Affirmed
William Klieforth, respondent, VS..
Northwestern Iron company, appellant
Reversed
In re-estate Anselme Reynolds, de-
ceased, Cora Hemenway, respondent,
VS.. Frank S. Reynolds ct al, appel.
lants-Reversed
Kate Gallager, respondent, vs.. Mary
I. Mjelde, appellant Reversed
Richard Lardner, respondent, VS..
Lucina II. Williams ct al, appellants
Affirmed
Margaret Mccormick, plaintiff in
error, VS.. ID. Cleveland, defendant in
error Affirmed
John Windross, respondent, vs. Neil
Mekillop, ct al, appellants That
portion Of the judgment requiring s
per cent. interest is reversed; remain
der Of Judgment affirmed
Wallace p Cook, appellant, VS.. II.
X. McComb ct al, respondents AT
frmed
Mark, Hessey, respondent, VS.. John
Gurrd, Jr., implicated, etc, appellant
Order appealed from, affirmed
Shores Lumber company, respond
ent, VS.. T. G, Patterson, appellant
Reversed.
Alfred b. Mason, appellant, VS.
city Of Ashland respondent-Af Affirmed
Bank of Lodi, respondent. VS.. Wash
burn Eleceric Light and Power com
pany. appellant Affirmed
j A. J Cass ct al. respondents, VS..
i w. B. Sutherland ct al, appellants
Affirmed.
Nelson p. Bigelow ct al, respond
ents. vs.. town Of Washburn ct al. j, ap-
pellants--Affirmed.
John Flaherty, respondent. VS.. y.
W, Harrison receiver, etc, appellant
Reversed
Daniel Crowley. appellant, VS.. EN-
NETT r. Hicks eli al respondents
Order affirmed
Patrick Darcy. respondent, VS.
Farmers Lumber company. appellant
Affirmed.
Frank j Burnhardt, respondent, W..
George n. Rice ct al appellants
Affirmed.
Levi ]. Billings. appellant. VS.
Oneida county, respondent two APP
peals)-Aflrmed as to both.
Samuel NJ. Quaw, respondent, Va.
Carl r. Pan, implicated, etc. Al
flrmed
Eva Aaron appeIIant ys cffv IN