Legal Opinion
Somers v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 7, 1988PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeiss, J.
Cross appeals from an order of the Supreme Court (Ford, J.), entered April 22, 1987 in Saratoga County, which, inter alia, denied defendant Bankers Life and Casualty Company of New York’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against it and partially denied plaintiffs motion for summary judgment.
In 1979, defendant Bankers Life and Casualty Company of New York issued a $15,000 life insurance policy to Barney F. Stopera, with a double indemnity provision in the event of accidental death.* Plaintiff, who lived with Stopera, was named as beneficiary. On November 11, 1982, Stopera…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Loughry v. Lincoln First Bank, N. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Halpin v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Trainor v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Goldberg v. Colonial Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
- Corning v. Prudential Insurance of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
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3Cited by4 opinions
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