Legal Opinion
National Insurance & Guarantee Corp. v. Vander Veer
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1971PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam T. Cowm, J.
Respondent, Vander Veer, a New York resident, recovered a judgment in the sum of $453,000 for serious bodily injuries sustained by him; the judgment was eventually compromised for $225,000. One of the defendants in that action, Willig & Brown, was insured by State Fire & Casualty Co., a Florida insurance company (hereinafter referred to as “ State Fire ”). By the terms of settlement, State Fire agreed to contribute as its share of the award $100,000 but its draft submitted in payment of the settlement was dishonored for lack of funds. Vander Veer attached a State Fire bank account held by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Allemannia Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh v. Firemen's Ins. Co. of Baltimore Ex Rel. WolfeSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- The Mutual Safety Ins. Co. v. . HoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- In Re the Voluntary Dissolution of the Home Provident Safety Fund Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- The People v. . Empire Mut. Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Wulff v. Roseville Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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