Teitelbaum Furs, Inc. v. Dominion Ins. Co., Ltd.

Alleging losses by robbery, plaintiff corporations brought this action to recover $244,510.90 under contracts of insurance with defendant insurers. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs, and the trial court granted defendants’ motion for new trial on the ground that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. The trial court denied defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Plaintiffs appeal from the order granting a new trial. Defendants appeal from the judgment.

We agree with defendants’ contention that their plea of collateral estoppel defeats plaintiffs’…