Strachan v. Mutual Fire Insurance

Kenna, Judge:

These chancery proceedings were brought in the Circuit Court of Mineral County, against The Mutual Fire Insurance Company in Harford County, Bel Air, Maryland, one by Lydia Strachan, an insane person, by Hugh D. Strachan, Committee, the other by Strachan in his own right. The sole question, involved being one that turns upon identical procedure, the cases were, by agreement, submitted as one. The purpose of each was to collect for a total loss under a fire insurance contract alleged to have been entered into between the plaintiff and the defendant by reason of an application made…