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Matter of Empire State Surety Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided April 13, 1915PublishedCited by 63 opinions

Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 1, 1914, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion to confirm the rejection of certain claims presented on the liquidation of the Empire State Surety Company.

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Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 1, 1914, which affirmed an order of Special Term denying a motion to confirm the rejection of certain claims presented on the liquidation of the Empire State Surety Company. The following questions were certified: I. At the date of the making and entry of the order adjudging the Empire State Surety Company to be insolvent and directing the liquidation of its business, on December 16th, 1912, had the claim of the claimants Chehalis Eiver Lumber and Shingle…

1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.

This is an appeal by the superintendent of insurance as liquidator of the Empire State Surety Company from an order denying a motion to confirm a report of the superintendent of insurance which rejected as contingent certain claims presented in the liquidation of the Empire State Surety Company. Prior to December 16th, 1912, the Empire State Surety Company was a .corporation duly authorized to carry on the business of lia bility insurance in this state. On December 16th, 1912, by an order of the Supreme Court, in a proceeding instituted under and pursuant to the provisions of section 63 of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. St. Louis Dressed Beef & Provision Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Brassil v. . Maryland Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
  3. Carr v. HamiltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  4. In Re the Equitable Reserve Fund Life Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
  5. People v. . Metropolitan Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914

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3Cited by63 opinions

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  2. Cardinal v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
  3. Kinnan v. Charles B. Hurst Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1925
  4. In re the Arbitration between Vanguard Insurance & PolchlopekNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
  5. Isadore Rosen & Sons, Inc. v. Security Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972

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