Enright v. Montauk Fire Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Mew York county. Action by John Enright against the Montauk Fire Insurance Company of "the city of Brooklyn to recover for a loss accruing under a policy issued by ■defendant. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered upon a verdict in his ■own favor directed by the court, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial on the judge’s minutes.
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
The plaintiff insists that he was entitled to a verdict for a larger amount than that which the court directed the jury to find in his favor. 'The only matter in controversy between the parties upon the trial of- the action was the amount of damage done to certain of the plaintiff’s machinery which had been insured by the defendant. After the fire the parties entered into a written agreement to submit the question of damage to appraisers. Under this agreement an appraisement was made, and the trial court held ■ that the parties were bound by the action of the appraisers, and that the…
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