Tag: January 1877

Mutual Betrayal: NJ Life Insurance Scandal Unfolds
January 31, 1877, marked a dark day for the New Jersey Mutual Life Insurance Company as the Attorney General of New Jersey, Van Aitass, made a shocking application to Chancellor Runyon at Trenton. Van Aitass sought the appointment of a receiver to take control of the ailing company and a restraining order to prevent the…
