Cohen v. Atlas Assurance Co. of London
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Atlas Assurance Company of London and others, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 30th day of September, 1913, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.:
This action was brought to set aside an award made in pursuance of the provisions of the standard fire insurance policy, and for recovery of the amount of the damage claimed to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of a fire occurring in his cigar factory on May 18, 1909.
After the fire, in order to determine the amount of plaintiff’s damage, an amicable settlement not having been arrived at, an appraisal agreement was made on May 28, 1909, under which Bernhard Bosenbluth was named as appraiser by the plaintiff and Simon Buppin by defendants. These appraisers undertook to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bradshaw v. Agricultural Insurance of WatertownNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Nichols & Fay v. Rensselaer County Mutual InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1839
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