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Uhlman v. . New York Life Ins. Co.

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 5, 1888PublishedCited by 87 opinions

Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of Few York, made the first Monday of January, 1885, which reversed an interlocutory judgment in favor of plaintiff and granted a motion for a new trial. (Reported below, 13 Daly, 4L) The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.

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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of Few York, made the first Monday of January, 1885, which reversed an interlocutory judgment in favor of plaintiff and granted a motion for a new trial. (Reported below, 13 Daly, 4L) The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion. The defendant by the terms of the policy became the bailiff of the dividends and earnings of the policies of this class and agreed to preserve and equitably distribute or apportion them. This creates a relation of trust which entitles…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Marvin v. . BrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
  2. Bogardus v. . New York Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
  3. Cohen v. . N.Y. Mutual Life Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872

3Cited by87 opinions

  1. Greeff v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
  3. Murray v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  4. Dornberger v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
  5. Methodist Hospital v. State Insurance FundNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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