White v. Insurance Co. of New York

BROWN, District Judge.

These are actions on fire policies, and were heard upon evidence, jury trial being waived. Before the loss, the broker who had placed the policies in suit was notified that the defendants desired to cancel the policies. Thereupon the broker contracted for new insurance to replace the old, and notified the defendants’ agents thereof. The new policies were issued by other companies before the loss, but were in the mails at the time of the fire, and had not reached the broker or the plaintiffs. The old policies, now in suit, -were in the possession of the plaintiffs at the…