Yeandel v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from City Court of New York, Trial Term. Action by Mary A. Yeandel against the Prudential Insurance Company of America. From an order setting aside a verdict for plaintiff, she appeals.
1Per curiam
Upon the authority of Grogan v. U. S. Industrial Ins. Co., 90 Hun, 521, 36 N. Y. Supp. 687, the order must be reversed. The cases of Bagley v. Bowe, 105 N. Y. 171-179, 11 N. E. 386, 59 Am. Rep. 488, and Colt v. Sixth Ave. Ry. Co., 1 Jones & S. 189, cited by the court below, seem to be more favorable to the appellant’s contention than to that of the respondent, so far as they have any bearing at all upon the case. There was sufficient evidence from which the jury might rightfully infer that the receipt was properly executed by the deceased, and while a comparison of the signature of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bagley v. . BoweNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- Grogan v. United States Industrial InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1895
- Colt v. Sixth-Avenue RailroadThe Superior Court of New York City · 1871