Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1909 — IN FAVOR OF EQUITABLE [ARTICLE]

IN FAVOR OF EQUITABLE

Supreme Court Decides Against J. W. Brown, Who Asked a Receiver.

Washington, March 2.—The supreme court of the United States reversed the decision of the United States court of appeals directing the circuit court to hear the case of J. Wilcox Brown vs. the Equitable Assurance society, involving charges of mismanagement. Justice Peckhantj who announced the decision, said the court had concluded that there was no cause for Brown’s action and held that he was entitled neither to an accounting nor to the appointment of a receiver. Brown claimed to represent himself and t»G0,000 other policyholders.