Show ATTACK STATE LAWS LAS I FIXING RATES OF orIl A i I Ins In's Insurance r ce C s the Kansas Kans Law Is Un Un- c constitutional w WASHINGTON ASHIr Dec Dee 3 Laws Laws widely adopted since 1909 by various arlous states to regulate j Insurance rates were d de denounced de- de n as unconstitutional toda today In a Printed brief filed flied with th the United l St States tes court by John G ti Johnson of Philadelphia t and associate te coun counsel el The The brief brier was melt filed on behalf bebaU of t the German Alliance 8 Insurance company compan which Is Js seeking particularly to have the court unconstitutional the Kan Kan- I I sas Ire r insurance rate law A similar attack will be made shortly shorty before the Hie court on th thc tho Kentucky Kentuck fire re In Insurance In- In rate rote law low A number of of other sta state te laws laws It Is is will stand or tall fall by decisions In thc these e cases It W was sas insisted b bj by counsel that a state has no o power to fix fl rates charged to the public by those ena engaged In tn a private ate It was urged that fire firo Insurance ance Is a private business as shown by Its right to refuse to tn take e undesirable Th The h Insurance e companies contended contend contend- ed ad that if H th the states ma may fix the price of Insurance they mil may fi fix the price of or moat 1031 clothes s and nd doctor services They pointed to decisions In Illinois and Penn Penn- anla where herc the courts denied the I rl right ht of tho the state to fix the Iho price of ot theatre tickets J Taking l up imp another phase of or the con- con trO lr Johnson on and hll cont contended the l cannot bo be supported supported sup sup- ported portell as ft 8 a aa a valid lid exercise of or the police powers to protect tIle thc hc public health life lICe or OJ morality They argued that these theNe In lICe lIn laws lawn must fall faIl aa as unconstitutional for tor th the fame I lesson u on that the court declined Invalid tho the New York law limiting time the hours hour of labor In baker baker- ies It'll It Il was WitH this case case casc that former President dent Q made mad t a a 0 national n Issue lc In I th last campaign |