New York Court of Appeals
The Bridgeport Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Appellants v. Thomas Wilson, James E. Goll, Henry R. Wilson and…
March 5, 186634 N.Y. 275
Summary
The Court held that the bond's general indemnity clause covered the Barnum suit and that lack of notice to the indemnitors did not defeat their liability. It found no mutual mistake to justify reforming the bond and reversed the lower courts' dismissal, ordering a new trial.