Shepard v. Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance

This is an appeal from a final decree dismissing a bill in equity, which, was brought by William B. Shepard and Louis F. Bell in the Superior Court in Washington County, against the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, of Springfield, Massachusetts, the Northern Assurance Company Ltd., and the Phenix Assurance Company Ltd., both of London, England.

The bill was brought in aid of three certain actions at law which are being prosecuted against the same defendants severally by Shepard and Bell to recover the amount of a loss under certain fire insurance policies issued by the…