Johnson v. Harvester Mutual Fire Insurance

This is an appeal from an order reinstating a cause that was dismissed by stipulation of the parties.

The material facts are undisputed. On March 10, 1930, the plaintiffs commenced this suit in the circuit court of Saginaw county on an insurance policy to recover a fire loss. The defendant company appeared and pleaded to the declaration. When the trial came on the parties stipulated to dismiss the suit and settle the controversy by arbitration. The stipulation was filed June 5, 1930. It provided that each party should select an arbitrator and the two should select a third and if they failed to…