Legal Opinion
Nigro v. Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'n of America
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 4, 1944PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
This action was brought by the executor of a beneficiary designated in a certificate of accident insurance. The person insured by the certificate met with an accident on June 26, 1937, and died as a result on July 4, 1937. His beneficiary died on November 9, 1939, allegedly ignorant of the existence of the certificate. Not until March, 1941, did any alleged representative of the beneficiary attempt to file proofs of loss. Plaintiff was appointed executor of the deceased beneficiary on October 27, 1943, and this action was commenced on November 8, 1943.
The certificate required notices of the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- McCarthy v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Hanna v. Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'n of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- MacKay v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Savery v. Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'n of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Donelon v. United States Casualty CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Medical Facilities, Inc. v. PrykeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Frank Florio, Plaintiff-Appellee-Appellant v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp., Ltd., Defendant-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Shaw v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- Bronx Hospital v. StellaCity of New York Municipal Court · 1953
- Schmuckler v. Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969