Firemen's Ins. Co. v. Lasker

PHILLIPS, District Judge,

This is an appeal from a decree in a suit in equity brought by Myron B. Lasker (hereinafter called the plaintiff) against the Firemen’s Insurance Company (hereinafter called the defendant) to reform a use and occupancy insurance policy, and recover for a loss under the policy as reformed. It was originally commenced as an action at law. After the defendant filed its answer, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint, in which he alleged that the provision in the policy of insurance with reference to the liability for partial suspension, because of a mutual mistake of…