Freitag v. Franklin Fire Insurance

Cases on appeal should be prepared and settled with all possible brevity in mind. This subject has been considered by this court in Moran v. Rainbow Appliance Corp. (225 App. Div. 587) and Derby v. General Electric Co. (208 id. 529, 533). In the instant case, which was an action upon a fire insurance policy, the court directed a verdict in favor of plaintiffs in the amount of an award which had been made pursuant to the policy. The plaintiffs, being dissatisfied, have appealed. After negotiations with counsel the court settled the case on appeal by including therein the stenographer’s minutes…