Cowan v. London Assurance Corp.

Citations

• 73 Miss. 321

Syllabus

<p>Insurance. Suit for premiums. Foreign insit/rance company. Failure to< comply with statutory regulations. Nonpayment of pri/uilege tax„ Code 1880, 1073, 1074, 1075 and 589..</p> <p>A foreign insurance company cannot recover, in the courts of this state, for premiums alleged to be due, when at the time of payment it had not complied with the statutes of this state prescribing the method to be pursued by such companies desiring to do business therein, nor paid the privilege tax and procured the license required to carry on such business therein, in default of the payment of which tax and the procurement of which license, all contracts made by such delinquent company in reference to such business are rendered null and void by statute, so far- as it may base any claim thereon.</p>