Allen v. Merchants Fire Assurance Corp. New York

These actions were brought to recover upon certain fire insurance policies. The cases were consolidated for trial below, and by stipulation have been consolidated for the purposes of this appeal. Trial was had to a jury, resulting in verdicts favorable to plaintiffs; and from judgments on the verdicts, the defendant insurance companies have appealed.

The assignments of error principally relied upon question the ruling of the trial court in denying a challenge to the sufficiency of the respondents’ evidence, denying a motion for an instructed verdict, and denying the motion for judgment n. o. v.