The verdict was neither excessive nor against the weight of the evidence. The evidence submitted was sufficient to permit a charge to the jury that attorneys' fees incurred by plaintiff as a result of defendant's breach of the insurance contract were recoverable. Moreover, a missing witness charge with respect to the attorneys who performed services on behalf of plaintiff was not warranted. The court's inadvertent failure to charge that a defendant in Civil Court has 20 days...
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