Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-10
VANDIVER IS RESTRAINED
New York Life Gets Temporary Injunction
frsm Federal Court.
SUSPENSION OF LICENSE is HELD UP
Missouri Commissioner IL EnJOined
from Enforcing order ExcIud-
ing Company from
gtnte.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9.--The New York Life
Insurance company. through its attorneys,
F. N. Judson and former Attorney General
Crow, late this afternoon applied to United
States Circuit Judge Adams for an injunc-
ton to restrain State Insurance Superin-
tendent Vandiver from enforcing his order
prohibiting the company from carrying on
further business in Missouri.
The application for an injunction was
made following a long conference between
the attorneys and Judge Adams in the lat
. ter's chamber in the federal building.
Both Messrs. Judson and Crow were re-
ticent when asked concerning the confer
ence.
The application was favorably passed
upon by Judge Adams who issued re-
straining order directing William d. Van
diver, state superintendent of insurance, to
appear before the federal court in Jefferson
City, November 20, to show cause why he
should not be prevented from enforcing his
order excluding the New York Life Insur-
ance company from doing further business
in Missouri, and ordering that. pending the
hearing November 20 the superintendent s
order be not enforced.
Order il Ignored.
Notwithstanding State Superintendent of
Insurance Vandiver last night officially sus-
pended the certificate of authority of the
New York Life Insurance company under
which 1t was licensed to transact business
in Missouri, 1t was stated at the st. Louis
offices of the insurance company in ques-
ton that no attention was being paid to the
order suspending it's license. The private
secretary of Hamilton Cooke, inspector OF
agencies, who said that she was empowered
10 speak for Mr.. Cooke, said to the Associ-
ated Press:
ia
We are soliciting insurance just as ener-
getically as we ever did. and we are going
TO continue TO do So"
Thirty thousand Missouri policy-holders
IN the New York Life. estimated insurance
amounting TO $6OOOO,OO0 on the basis OF an
average value OF 5000 in the policies held
in the state, are trying to figure the ulti.
!. mate effect of State Insurance Commits
sloner Vandiver's action in suspending the
Missouri charter OF the company.
II 10 believed by many St. Louisans in
sured in the company that the commits
sioner cannot prevent the company from
maintaining offices in the state to look afte
business already on its books. but that tn,
enforcement of his order would make it i'm
possible for the company TO solicit or recort
any new business in the state.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. 9-At the loca
. ofices OF the New York Life Insurance
company today 1t was stated that no on
cial notice of Superintendent Vandiver'
order suspending the company's license ha
been received and that business was bein
conducted as usual.
vRndiver Explains His Action.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov. 9.-Stat
Superintendent of Insurance Vandive
today gave out the following Interpretation
of his order concerning the New York Lif
Insurance company;
I have repeatedly stated that II has n
effect whatever except on the writing o
new policies. The company has never bee
compelled to keep an office in Missouri 70
the transaction OF its business with Mis-
souri, policy holders. but has done so as
matter Of convenience, and there is nothin
in this order of suspension TO keep ther
from still doing IL they do not II wi