Legal Opinion
Lindner v. Hartford Fire Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 29, 1968PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Michael Kern, Spec. Ref.
The determination of the issues in this action, brought to recover from the defendant under a contract of insurance, revolves around the interpretation of the words “any lawful and substantial economic interest” contained in section 148 of the Insurance Law of the State of New York. Counsel for the parties, decrying the lack of authoritative decisions in the State of New York, rely upon a mass of learned judicial opinions in States other than New York as well as upon eminent and equally learned text writers in support of their respective positions.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Riggs v. Commercial Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Barnett v. London Assurance Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1926
- Peabody v. Washington County Mutual-InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1855
- Tischendorf v. Lynn Mutual Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
- Fowler v. . the New York Indemnity Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Farmers Butter & Dairy Cooperative v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- Kutner Buick, Inc. v. StreleckiNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
- Scarola v. INS. CO. OF N. AMER.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Groban v. S.S. PeguDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
- DuBois v. City of College ParkCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
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