Wolfson v. Sun Insurance Office of London
City of New York Municipal Court
1Opinion of the CourtPanken, J.
The pleadings are verified. The defendant in its answer for separate, distinct and affirmative defenses among other things alleges that it canceled the policy of insurance; that the plaintiff with intent to cheat and defraud the defendant made misrepresentations in writing and otherwise. I assume that when the defendant used the language “ in writing and otherwise ” it meant to convey that the plaintiff had orally made misrepresentations; also misrepresentations as to his knowledge of the origin of the fire, and that the fire did not occur by his design or procurement; that the plaintiff also…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Taylor v. Security Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902
- Herzig v. Washington Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911