Legal Opinion
Drilling v. . New York Life Ins. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1922PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrane, J.
This is an action on an insurance policy. The plaintiff is the wife of the insured, and the beneficiary named in the policy. A verdict was directed for the plaintiff and the judgment entered thereon has been unanimously affirmed by the Appellate Division. The appeal comes here by leave, of this court.
Section 589 of the Civil Practice Act provides that no unanimous decision of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court that there is evidence supporting or tending to sustain a finding of fact or a verdict not directed by the court shall be reviewed by the Court of Appeals. As the verdict in…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Kenyon v. Knights Templar & Masonic Mutual Aid Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Benedict v. . ArnouxNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Henry v. . AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Wood v. . American Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Hastings v. Brooklyn Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Miller v. Continental InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Bible v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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- Auerbach v. . Maryland Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Bronx Savings Bank v. WeigandtNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
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