Doherty v. Phoenix Insurance

The plaintiffs seek to recover-in thirteen separate actions for loss of property covered by policies of fire insurance issued by the respective defendants. By order of the trial judge* the cases were tried together; and, a verdict having been returned for the plaintiffs in each case, the defendants presented and the judge allowed one bill of exceptions, stating in his certificate that the plaintiffs contended that each defendant should have presented a separate bill of exceptions, and that, as this had not been done, the exceptions were not filed seasonably and should be disallowed.

It was the…