McCready v. Hartford Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiffs, Caroline A. McCready and others, as trustees under the last will arid téstament of Nathaniel L. McCready, deceased, and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of thé ■county of New York on the 23d day of July, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in' said’ clerk’s office ■on the 26th day of June, 1900, denying the plaintiffs’ motion "for a new trial made…
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Appeal by the plaintiffs, Caroline A. McCready and others, as trustees under the last will arid téstament of Nathaniel L. McCready, deceased, and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of thé ■county of New York on the 23d day of July, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in' said’ clerk’s office ■on the 26th day of June, 1900, denying the plaintiffs’ motion "for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
The plaintiffs appeal from á judgment in their favor entered upon a verdict at Trial Term in an action upon a policy of fire insurance. 'That policy granted insurance to an amount not exceeding $5,000 •on.the premises Nos. 223 to 229 Wooster street and Nos. 46 and 48 West Third street, New York city, and was for a term extending, from the 10th day of June, 1898, noon, to the 19th day of Novem: ber, 1901, at noon. There were seven other policies of insurance issued by ottiei companies than the defendant, covering the same property and risk, and all these policies became…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Corbett v. . Spring Garden Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
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