Legal Opinion
Kleve v. Basler Lebens-Versicherungs-Gesellschaft in Basel
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 24, 1943PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, J.
These two cases were tried together and present the same questions. They are actions brought by beneficiaries for the surrender value of life insurance policies written in *778Germany upon the lives of German nationals by the defendant, a Swiss insurance company. The actions were instituted here by attachment of the defendant’s funds in New York City.
The issues are raised by four defenses asserted in' the answer: (1) that it is a condition of payment under the policies that the policies be presented to the defendant at its branch in Berlin with a writing requesting payment and the receipt for the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Dougherty v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- M. Salimoff & Co. v. Standard Oil Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Sherri v. National Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Holzer v. Deutsche Reichsbahn-GesellschaftNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Pan American Securities Corp. v. Fried, Krupp AktiengesellschaftAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
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3Cited by4 opinions
- American MacHine & Metals, Inc. v. De Bothezat Impeller Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1949
- American Jewish Congress v. CarterNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- In re the Accounting of NeubergerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954
- In re the Estate of BulovaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1961