Ladd v. General Insurance Co.

After bringing without success an action upon a policy of fire insurance, the plaintiff .brought a second action upon an alleged settlement agreement. In the second action, the plaintiffs received favorable consideration from the jury in answer to certain interrogatories, but these were set aside upon motion of the defendant. The trial court ruled that the first judgment was res judicata. The plaintiffs now appeal from a judgment entered in favor of the insurance company.

The parties were identical in both actions. The only issue is whether the trial court in the second action properly applied…