Westchester Fire Ins. Co. v. Deuso

This is an appeal from the denial of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Trial was by jury; verdict was entered for the plaintiffs in a declaratory judgment action, which concerned a fire that substantially damaged the Edgewater Pavilion building in St. Albans, Vermont. The plaintiffs, three insurance companies which insured the Pavilion, sought a declaratory ruling that the defendants’ claims under the insurance policies were barred on the ground that the fire was set by or on behalf of the defendants, Robert Deuso and his corporation, Edgewater Pavilion, Inc. (defendants).…