Knox v. Andrus’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The advance deposit due by Mr. Andrus under the application was $250.00, which he paid to the agent which issued and delivered the policy to him, and which agent in turn paid the Southern Underwriters. The terms for which Mr. Andrus was insured under that original agreement was from September 7, 1937, to September 7, 1938, a term of one year. The Southern Underwriters was insolvent from December 31, 1936 to July 20, 1938, and was placed in the hands of a receiver, at which time there were claims against the Southern Underwriters of $114,148.83, and the only assets of the Southern Underwriters were $6,792.42, and that the advance deposits referred to above amounted to $249,161.96. Hence these deposits had they been maintained would have prevented the insolvency of the Southern Underwriters, and since they were not maintained by the Southern Underwriters, the receiver was authorized to institute suits against the subscribers for the amount. See Glenn H. McCarthy, Inc. v. Southern Underwriters, Tex.Civ.App., 192 S.W.2d 469 , for a statement of the facts from which the foregoing is taken.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pacific Finance Corp. v. Knox

2. “Our Attorney-in-Fact is authorized to issue Contracts whenever and however applied for by us, which Contracts and Renewals thereof we hereby agree to accept, and to make the payments required as a result thereof. We agree to keep our Advance Deposit intact as a Surplus for the payment of our proportion of losses and expenses, and to pay promptly all demands for monies to be used for the purposes set forth in this Agreement. Failure to pay promptly such demands shall be cause for legal enforcement of same at our expense, and our Attorney-in-Fact is specifically authorized to bring such proceedings in the name of Texas General Underwriters, or in his own name as Attorney-in-Fact, for subscribers at Texas General Underwriters.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pacific Finance Corp. v. Knox