Legal Opinion
Scott v. Empire State Degree of Honor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 7, 1923PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hubbs, P. J.:
The defendant issued its benefit certificate upon the life of Fred C. Wright. The plaintiff is the beneficiary named in the certificate. The defendant is resisting the collection of $1,000, the amount of insurance named in the certificate, upon the ground that the insured lost his life while committing an unlawful act and upon the ground that the assured committed suicide.
The insured, at the time of his death, was twenty-four years of age. When last seen alive he was on the river dike in the city of Corning. The witness Twist met him there and had a short conversation with him.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Messersmith v. . American Fidelity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Messersmith v. American Fidelity Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- Charles H. Brown Paint Co. v. ReinhardtNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
3Cited by11 opinions
- Hoffman v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Hunter v. Derby Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- ULM v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Regan v. National Postal Transport Ass'nCivil Court of the City of New York · 1967
- People ex rel. Bingham Operating Corp. v. EyrichNew York Supreme Court · 1945
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