Jewett v. Maytham

The plaintiff brings this suit in equity to compel a contribution from seventeen different defendants for moneys paid and advanced under the following circumstances :

The plaintiff, Erastus C. Knight and the seventeen defendants in question, formed an association called the “ Buffalo Fire and Marine Underwriters,” for the purpose of conducting the business of insuring property against fire and marine loss, and issued to the insured what is commonly known as Lloyd policies of insurance. A policy of insurance against loss was issued to the Imperial Shale Brick Company. The members of the…