The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-20
INSURANCE COMPANIES
CARRY THEIR POINT
Illinois Supreme Court Decides
Tax Demanded by State Need
Not Be Paid.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

Springfield. ILL.,. June l9.-The foreign fire
insurance companies which do business In
Illinois won a decisive victory in the Su-
preme Court to-day in their suit against
ths State Insurance Department, which
grew out Of the collection OF the per cent
tax Forty-two insurance companies are at
iected by the decision. which Is to the effect
that tax cannot be applied to unearned
premiums which have been returned in can
collation. Of policies
When the insurance companies unada thar
annual statements for 1899 they omitted
premiums returned in cases where policies
mad been cancelled. Insurance Superfn-
tendent Van Cleave held that this return
was not sufficient to meet the statute.
which requires that the tax be paid on
gross premiums.'' The companies then
paid tho additional amount under protest,
but they afterwards filed q suit in the
Sangamoh County Circuit Court to prevent
the payment OF the money to the State
granted. but it was afterwards dissolv ed
upon motion for want Of equity. This de-
cision IL reversed by the Supreme Court and
s,ss4G. ' '"e COMPANIES VIII '''''ef
The Supreme Court decides against the
Illinois and Michigan Canal Company In tho
District Of Chicago. Which came to the
court on the appeal from the Circuit Court
Of Cook County. In the lower court the
tary District to enforce the specific per-
formance Of a contract and praying for
an Injunction against the Sanitary District
with an amount OF water sufiicient to main
tain a navigable depth of feet in the
canal Upon the hearing the court decreed
formed the contract from April 1 to No
vember 10 In each year. The Supreme
Court reverses this decree and remands the
~vssl A. ~
The opinion Of the Appellate Court in the
case Of the State Board Of Health against
Frank Ross Is affirmed by the Supreme
strain the board from revoking his license.
The State boa I'd held that. under the act Of
1857. II had the right to discipline all per-
tice prior TO the passage OF that act. The
Supreme Court holds this position to be un-
tenable. II the Legislature desired to give
licensed lice % prior to July i. isss il failed to so
express itself.
other Opi.ions.
Other opinions were as follows:
Nss,h.n W.an afs PrnnS omp.ny n otr T
Lsnpks: Edward, vs. Ar,ncS. y.Iis Packing scSmPsny
eeers and PSo PToviso R Railway vs. Pes, brown vs.
Siegsl: s.lomSn VS. HcSpls; E lTS9Sois FS,nacs
g ..nains5: stat. M Board Of Health vs. Ro.s: stand
ard oil company vs.. MAGE: Berkinheld V: Peo-
Si Ssusi LIE % Association IVA vs. ASern: Maiiers vs..
Crane COMPANY: People rel. VS.. Harrison; ILL.,
guilty: Graver Tank work. VS. o. Donnsii: a.
Booth q Co. Va Raymond: Morse vs.. Pacific Rail
way 1.-TWO cases). 0reensseider VS.. Corbett: Ora
yer y. Nimick Tilm.n vs. si,sa,S: ssi1man: Huffman %
Bros We Nadebok: Foreman Shoe Company VS..
Lewis: First National Bank vs. Drew: Gloss W..
Gerrtty: Central Railway Vs. Knowles: Bacon VS..
NaErue: Cicero and Proyi.o Railway VS. WOOD
ruH: Crance vs.. Chandler: Lang VS.. Dietz: Sc
curity Title and Trust Company VS.: Schlenier.
North Chicaso stree, Railway ": H.tchinson:
Boyden: National Bank Of Peoria vs. Peoria
Watch Company: Peterson Va. Gibson; Shurtleff
vs. Snlsss0 ns slefire M Rs
O'Cornor VS.. O'Connor: Chicago and Eastern Ilu-
nois Va. Jennings (Masruder and Carter dissens-
insl: Summers vs. hishisy;, Aosar y: Ut &Iatnam;
Commissioners VS.. sanitary District; Ames W.
Holmes. James Va. Illinois Central Railway:
Gage vs.. Chicago: Armour 4 Co. w. Braezau
(Masruder dissentine): Siegei vs. boreiand: Peo-
Appellate Court Reversed Circuit Court Az
VS.. Sroelowitz. krasa Vs. Sroe-
i. N. G. A. Cartwright and Hand dissenting:
Appellate Court Reversed and Remanded-Na-
tional lnseed Oil Company vs. Heath Il Ailii- |
Central Division Afarmed-Indianapois. De
catur and Western Railway vs. hendrfsn; Mount .
Olive and Southern Cosi Company VS. kade-
macher; Watson vs.. Roth: Neeiey vs. shepherd; |
Coles County vs. Messer
Reversed and Remanded-Hawkins VI. Burwen |
with drec;ions): Wilson vs.. Ford; Matthewson
with directions): German Alliance Insurance |
Company Van Cieave: Aibers Commission |
Company vs. Seseel ext.
less: McCaleb VS. Coon Run Drainage District. |
Southern Division Afnrmed-Crowell vs. Peo-
pie: Fishbsck va People.