Legal Opinion

Corbett v. Spring Garden Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 12, 1899PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from trial term, New York county. Action by Otis Corbett against the Spring Garden Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff and an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.

Upon a former trial of this action, the plaintiff" recovered a judgment, which, at the general term, was affirmed, but *149which, upon an appeal to the court of appeals, was reversed. The facts appearing on that trial are stated in the opinions written in the general term (85 Hun, 253, 32 N. Y. Supp. 1059) and the court of appeals (155 N. Y. 390, 50 N. E. 282), and it is unnecessary to restate them here. Judge O’Brien’s opinion in the court of appeals stated the question to be whether the building insured was in fact totally destroyed, within the meaning of the policy, and he held that, upon the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Corbett v. . Spring Garden Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1898
  2. Corbett v. Spring Garden InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1895

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Waters v. MerrittSupreme Court of Alabama · 1964
  2. Sabre Realty Management Corp. v. VitaleCivil Court of the City of New York · 1978
  3. Eyedent v. Vickers ManagementCivil Court of the City of New York · 1986
  4. Mecca Realty Co. v. Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Co.New York Supreme Court · 1914
  5. Noah's Ark, Division of Eckmar Corp. v. GeibAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969

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