Ritson v. Atlas Assurance Co.

This is a suit in equity in which the plaintiffs seek to have reformed on the grounds of mutual mistake and estoppel, a certain policy of fire insurance, issued by the defendant in the name of William Ritson, under date of March 1, 1926, by the insertion therein of the name of Thomas W. Ritson as one of the persons insured under said policy.

*387The case was referred to a master who made the following findings of fact: The plaintiffs are tenants in common of the premises described in the policy. On February 2, 1927, there was a fire wherebyr the dwelling house on the premises described in the…