Legal Opinion

Northern Assurance Co. v. Goelet

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 1, 1902PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal by the plaintiff, the Northern Assurance Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendants, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 17th day of May, 1900, upon the decision of the court, rendered after a trial at the New York Trial Term before the court without a jury, dismissing the complaint upon the merits.

1Opinion of the Court

Hatch, J.:

This case was tried before the court without a jury. All of the facts were stipulated, and the question to be determined is solely one of law. It appeared that one Frank B. Murtha was a lessee of certain premises in the city of New York known as the Murray Hill Theatre, of which Ogden and Robert Goelet were the owners and lessors. They having died after the commencement of this action, the same was revived and continued in the name of their executors. By the terms of the lease between the Goelets and Murtha, the latter agreed to keep the leased premises insured during the term of…

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Century Insurance Agency, Inc. v. City Commerce Corp.Alaska Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Baker v. Fargo Building & Loan Ass'nNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1933
  3. Stevens Insurance, Inc. v. HowellsMontana Supreme Court · 1970
  4. Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. v. Van Antwerp Realty Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1942
  5. Home Indemnity Co. v. Castel Construction Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1985

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