Legal Opinion
Palma v. National Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 21, 1934PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
Defendant insurance company issued a fire insurance policy to plaintiff Michael Palma on property owned by him and his wife, Nuzzia Palma, as tenants by the entirety. After a destruction by fire of the house and furniture insured, this action was brought to reform the policy by having the name of the wife added as one of the named insured persons, and to recover on the policy as so reformed. The defendant bank was made a party because it had a mortgage on the property insured, and, as the policy contained the usual mortgagee clause, the insurance company has paid the bank the amount of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Titus v. . Glens Falls Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Armstrong v. Agricultural InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Manchester v. . Guardian Assurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Barone v. Aetna Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
3Cited by4 opinions
- Foster v. Yorkshire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Boro Precision Products Corp. v. John Hancock Mutual Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1963
- Watson v. Farmers Co-operative Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1956
- Palma v. National Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935