Belt v. American Central Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the American Central Insurance Company, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term bearing date the 24th day of November, 1897, and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York, granting the motion of the plaintiffs for a retaxation of the bill of costs of the defendant and taxing said costs at a smaller amount.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This action was brought to recover the amount of a loss alleged to have been sustained under a policy of fire insurance. The action has twice been tried. TIpon the first trial the complaint was dismissed, with costs, and from the judgment entered thereon the plaintiffs appealed to the late General Term where the same was affirmed, with costs. Subsequently an appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals, and the judgments of the Trial Term and General Term were reversed and a new trial granted, “ with costs to plaintiffs to abide the event.” On the second trial the defendant again…
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