Legal Opinion
Scholem v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 4, 1939PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPecora, J.
This action is brought by plaintiff as a policyholder of defendant, a life insurance company organized in the State of New Jersey, and doing business in this State. The action is brought by the plaintiff in a representative capacity on behalf of himself and all other policyholders similarly situated. The defendant has made a motion to dismiss the complaint under rule 106 of the Rules of Civil Practice prior to answer, on the grounds, first, that the court lacks jurisdiction to dispose of the matters complained of, *665and second, that the complaint is legally insufficient. This is the motion upon…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Uhlman v. . New York Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Rhine v. New York Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Sauerbrunn v. . Hartford Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Rubin v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Atkins v. TrowbridgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
3Cited by3 opinions
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1963
- Kern v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- In re the Accounting of Hanover BankNew York Surrogate's Court · 1954