Barnard v. Lancashire Ins. Co. of Manchester
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
. Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the- District of Nebraska.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge,
These cases are appeals from a decree which set aside the award of appraisers made under the usual provision in policies of fire insurance for the appraisal of the damages from fire. The insured, Lura D. Barnard, appeals from the decree avoiding the award, and the insurance companies appeal from the decree because it does not perpetually enjoin the prosecution of actions at law which had been brought upon the award.
An agreement of appraisal is a contract. Appraisers who make' an award under such an agreement are presumed to have acted in accordance with the law and the…
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