Legal Opinion
Teska v. Atlantic National Insurance
Nassau County District Court
Decided April 10, 1969PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarold Fertig, J.
On June 24, 1968, in the case of John Teska, an individual over 14 years, by his guardian ad litem, John Teska against Samuel Mayo and Michael Mayo, the jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiffs against both defendants in the sum of $750 and in the sum of $500 for punitive damages against the driver, Michael Mayo.
The insurance company that insured the defendants in that previous action refused to pay the award of $500 for punitive *616damages against the driver. This action was brought pursuant to section 167 (subd. 7, par. [a]) of the Insurance Law by John Testa Jr. against the Atlantic…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Messersmith v. . American Fidelity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Sheehan v. GorianskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- City of Lowell v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Wheeler v. O'ConnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- American Surety Company of New York v. Harvey S. Gold and Earl O. DearmoreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Village of HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- City Products Corp. v. Globe Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1979
- Hensley v. Erie Insurance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
- Industrial Risk Insurers v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
- Parker v. Agricultural InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1981
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