Legal Opinion
Graham Bros. Aktiebolag v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1926PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtProskauer, J.
The plaintiff held insurance certificates under an open policy payable after loss on surrender of the certificates. Loss occurred and was paid almost in its entirety to one Berg from whom the defendant took an indemnity agreement. Defendant claims that payment to Berg was payment to the plaintiff. The question is whether Berg was plaintiff’s agent to receive payment.
Accepting Berg’s testimony at its face value, he was to export from America to Sweden certain merchandise for the plaintiff to sell and plaintiff was to export from Sweden to America certain other merchandise for him to sell. They…
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- Kent v. Universal Film Manufacturing Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
- Jones v. . GouldNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
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