Scheeler v. Casualty Co. of America
New York Supreme Court
Action by John C. Scheeler against the Casualty Company of America. On defendant’s motion for new trial after verdict for plaintiff. New trial granted.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
This action was brought to recover upon a policy of insurance providing for the payment of a weekly benefit in the event of the sickness of the insured. The plaintiff was taken ill on October 17, 1909, and confined to his home by his illness until some time the following Eebruary, when he was able to take short walks out of doors, and to make visits to his physician’s office. He also, at times, took rides with his' physician.
The plaintiff gave no notice of his illness to the insurance company until the 24th of June, 1910. The illness of the plaintiff was of the nature of a general nervous…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Quinlan v. Providence Washington InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Walsh v. . Hartford Fire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Allen v. German American InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- More v. New York Bowery Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Marvin v. . Universal Life Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
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