Kearney's Burned Bean Casf

Kearney's Burned Bean Casf

Plantiff Filled a 12,000 Word Bill.

Defendant Now Puts in a Demurrer to the Complaint.

Recently Thomas P. Kearney, by his attorneys, A.J. Sawyer & Son, commenced an action in chancery against the Washtenaw Mutual to set aside the award of the arbitrators in the celebrated "burned bean" case.

The bill of complaint takes 12,000 words to maintain that the arbitrators exceeded their authority in declaring Mr. Kearney's policy void, where they should have simply assessed the damages. Lawrence and Butterfield have now filed a demurrer, stating that it appears from the bill that Mr. Kearney has an adequate remedy at law under the statute by motion to vacate the award, and that the arbitrators had abundant authority under the terms of the submission to make the finding which they did make.