Legal Opinion
Suetterlein v. Northern Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1929PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cardozo, Ch. J.
Plaintiff bought a motor car under a contract of conditional sale, a term of the contract being that insurance for his protection would be taken out by the seller. Thereafter the defendant issued its policy of insurance against fire in the name of the plaintiff as assured, loss payable to the plaintiff and the seller’s assignee as their interests might appear. The policy was delivered to the assignee, at whose request it had been issued. It contains conditions against the transfer or change by the assured of his insurable interest; against false swearing by the assured in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- The Mutual Safety Ins. Co. v. . HoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1849
- Bigler v. . New York Central Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Mussey v. . the Atlas Mutual Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Lipedes v. Liverpool & London & Globe InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
- De Witt v. . Agricultural Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Wyman v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- Feltenstein v. Travelers Indemnity Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1964
- Boro Precision Products Corp. v. John Hancock Mutual Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1963
- Laverna Zeeb and Fjs, Inc. v. National Farmers Union Property and Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991