Woolverton v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff William H. Woolverton, as president of' the New York Transfer Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24th day of April, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 24th day of March, 1903, denying the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
On the 1st day of August, 1895, the defendant issued to the New York Transfer Company, a' voluntary association of which the plaintiff is president, an employers’ liability policy of insurance, and by an indorsement thereon the policy was extended so as to cover any loss resulting from any accident caused directly by the horses or vehicles used in the company’s business of transporting goods or freight. The policy contained the following clause: “ The assured, upon the occurrence of an accident and also upon receiving information of a claim on account of an accident, shall give…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Trippe v. Provident Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Mandell v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Woolverton v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
3Cited by1 opinion
- Woolverton v. . Fidelity Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907