Cheshansky v. Merchants' Fire Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lloyd, J.

These cases, though independent actions as originally instituted, involved the same questions of law and fact and were, by consent, tried together at the Middlesex Circuit before Judge Daly and a jury. The actions were to recover the loss occasioned by the burning of store fixtures and stock of merchandise at Cheesequake, Lew Jersey, on which the appellants had placed insurance, and resulted in verdicts for the plaintiff against each company for the pro portionate loss. For purposes of appeal the cases were consolidated and the judgments are…