Wilson v. Ætna Insurance

The plaintiff in error brought an action of covenant against the defendant, for losses incurred by fire. By a bill of exceptions it appears that, the cause being at issue, and the plaintiff being about to offer his evidence, the first thing necessary to be proved was the loss of the policy of insurance, in order that he might be authorized to prove its contents by secondary evidence. For this purpose the plaintiff offered certain affidavits, and also some parol testimony, which were rejected as inadmissible, or as insufficient, by the Court.

The plaintiff’s counsel then informed the Court that…