Boskowitz v. Continental Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Continental Insurance Company, 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 9th day of December, 1915, upon the verdict of a j ury rendered by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Page, J.:
After the case had been submitted to the jury and the jury had deliberated upon the issues for some time without reaching an agreement, both parties moved for a direction of the verdict in their favor, and neither party "asked to have any question of fact submitted to the jury. Thereupon, the trial justice directed a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,401.27,
*20The action was brought to recover on a policy of fire insurance upon property of the plaintiff, known as 704 and 706 Broadway. The total amount of insurance was $160,000, and was divided among the following companies:…
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- Mullen v. J. J. Quinlan & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Jacobus v. . Jamestown Mantel Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Trimble v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Carr v. . Security Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- McCready v. Hartford Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
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