Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-02-25
LOVE TO THE LOCkEs.
Metropolitan Insurance Attor-
neys Cited to Appear
AND BACK UP A CHARGE.
State Commissioner Holds Staten emit
In Brief Submitted by Legal Firm
to Be a Serious One and Wishes 1t
Thoroughly Explained.

Austin. Feb. PA sensational turn
was taken here Monday in the suit Of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance com.
pany against Insurance Commissioner
Love, which constitutes general as
sault on the Robertson law. The turn
Is in the form of letter to Attorneys
Locke & Locke, in which they are
summoned to appear before the COM
missioner to substantiate serious
charge made in their brief in the su.
preme court. Mr.. Loves letter in sub
stance, is as follows:
In a recent printed brief filed in
the supreme court in the case of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance COMPANY
VS.. Love, commissioner of insurance.
signed by the firm of Locke & Locke.
OF which, as | am informed. you are
sole members as counsel for the plain
tiffs, there is contained the following
statement: BY creating a vacuum To
be filled, II (the Robertson act). has
brought into Texas horde of irresuon.
slDle companies, such as il never knew
before, save only for the time. a few
years ago, when a legislature of good
Intentions by deficient information
put at every road crossing a fire in.
surance company without assets. other
than its gaudy stationery. The evil
or these concerns have done will live
after them After mature deliberation
am convinced that these associations
thus publicly made constitute charges
OF grave violations of the insurance
laws of the state, which it is my duty
as commissioner of insurance to en-.
force. Whether or not this may be
correct it is certain that they con
stitute charges aoffecting life insur
ance companies doing business in the
state which ii is my duty i'm interest
OF policy holders to promptly. fully and
thoroughly investigate. BY article
SO5l of the revised statutes of 1895 the
commissioner Of insurance is given the
power to summon 'and examine any
person In the state under oath relative
to affairs and conditions of any insur-
ance company. You will therefore. con.
slider this letter due notice and sum.
mons to appear before me as commits.
sioner of insurance in Austin. Feb. 81. !
1907. or at any earlier date that NAV
better suit your convenience of which
you viii advise me, for the purpose OF
answering all questions that NAV he |
propounded touching the companies |
referred to in your said brief before |
mentioned"
Commissioners o,o ,ei-s A.. -
wire him on receipt of letter whether |
they will appear.
Attorneys General Hadley. Jackson !
and Davidson had quite a lengthy con.
ference with Governor Campbell and
then left TO hold a conference between |
themselves. While il is generally be. |
lieved that the so-called lumber trust |
Is under scrutiny, IL is intimated that
else is receiving attention.
}. w. Blake of Dallas took charge of
the Zulch State Bank of Zulch, Madi-
son county, by direction of Bank Com
missioner Love.
The attorney generals department
through Mr.. Hawkins gave out a state
ment correcting statements heretofore |
made that suit had been filed against |
the John Hancock, Mutual Life In l
surance company for failure to comply
with Robertson law The suit was filed |
against this company before the Rob
ertson law became effective and is to
cancel its permit.
The M. P. Exline Printing company
If Dallas amended its charter by in.
'reasing the capital stock from $780,.
700 to $125,000.
Scott, Foreman & Co., the book
publishers of Chicago, obtained a per.
nit to do business in Texas. Capital
stock is 100000. Dallas is Texas
headquarters.