Essex Savings Bank v. Meriden Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on a policy of insurance against fire ; brought to the Superior Court in Middlesex County. The plaintiff held the contract of insurance by assignment from the insured. The court made a finding of the facts and reserved the case for advice. The case is fully stated in the principal opinion, and the points made by the counsel on both sides in argument are fully presented in the prevailing and dissenting opinions.
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
In March, 1864, Ely Stannard, being the owner of a piece of land situated in the town of Clinton, on which were a barn and sheds, mortgaged the same to the Essex Savings Bank, the plaintiff. In April, 1886, the bank obtained a decree of strict foreclosure, the time of redemption to expire on July 5th following. On the 25th day of June, 1886, Stannard procured from the defendant a policy of insurance in his own name upon the barn and sheds; also upon certain personal property therein; withholding information as to the mortgage and decree of foreclosure. On July 5th following, Stannard not…
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