Moses v. State

Decided October 15, 1887

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1887-10-15

Hon.- T. J. Wharton, Judge. In 1883, Richardson & May, a firm of cotton factors doing business in New Orleans, La., as agents of Mrs. Mary McConnell, a resident of Georgia, applied to the Sun Mutual Insurance Company, a corporation organized under the laws of-Louisiana, for the insurance of certain property situated in Yazoo ■county, Mississippi, against loss by fire. The insurance was issued and continued in force until 1885, when the property was destroyed by fire.

Decided 1887-10-15

Campbell J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2The manifest purpose of sections 1085 et seq. was to preclude the performance of any act in this State pertaining to the business of insurance by any foreign insurance company which has not complied with the laws of the State.

¶3As the State may prohibit a foreign insurance company from doing business within its limits as held in Paul v. Virginia, 8 Wall. 169, it must have the right to make its prohibition effective by penal enactments as contained in the sections mentioned.'

¶4Affirmed.