Legal Opinion

Ryer v. Prudential Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1903PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, The Prudential Insurance Company of .L America, from a judgment of the City Court of the city of Yonkers in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the said court on the 17th day of September, 1902, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 19th day of September, 1902, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.

1Opinion of the Court

Hooker, J.:

The defendant appeals from a judgment in plaintiff’s favor and from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial. The action was by the plaintiff as- administratrix of the estate of her husband against the defendant, based upon a policy of 'life insurance issued to the husband in his lifetime by the defendant insurance company, payable to Iris estate. The defendant strongly insists on this appeal that the judgment should be reversed because the action was not commenced within the six months’ limitation provided for in the policy of insurance. One of the provisions of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Salter v. BurtNew York Supreme Court · 1838
  2. Beecher v. SchubackAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
  3. Commercial Bank of Kentucky v. . VarnumNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  4. Griggs v. GuinnNew York Supreme Court · 1892

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Syperrek v. McAdooAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
  2. Rosenthal Paper Co. v. National Folding Box & Paper Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1915
  3. People v. WarnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
  4. Ryer v. Prudential Insurance of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905

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