Dennis v. Standard Fire Insurance

Backes, V. C.

This suit is to set aside an appraisement made under the provision of a fire insurance policy. The complainants operated a small printing plant in Newark, which was damaged by fire. They were insured for $3,000, and being unable to agree with the insurance company upon the amount of loss, the dispute was submitted to appraisers who appointed an umpire “to decide upon matters of difference only, as provided for in the within agreement.” The articles of submission provided that the appraisers

“shall together appraise and estimate the sound value of the below-described property, and…