Legal Opinion
Sachs v. American Central Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1962PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. Iewist Shapiro, J.
Defendants insurance companies move to vacate the decision in plaintiffs’ favor herein (Sachs v. American Cent. Ins. Co., 33 Misc 2d 816) and for dismissal of the complaint against them on the grounds that (1) the court’s determination was against the clear weight of the credible testimony and (2) the court erred in ruling that defendants had the burden of proving the electrical breakdown in the premises was not caused by a fire.
Plaintiffs sued on policies which insured them against “ all direct loss by fire ” to the premises. Defendants insurance companies, for an affirmative defense,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Wagman v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Little v. . BanksNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Sagorsky v. MalyonNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Lavine v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- Slocovich v. Orient Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Green Bus Lines, Inc. v. Consolidated Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Aetna Insurance Company v. Getchell Steel Treating Company, Inc., Commercial Union Assurance Company, Ltd. v. H & L CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- American Home Assurance Co. v. Hartford InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. PardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. Reliance InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1971
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