Legal Opinion

Simpson v. Loehmann

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 29, 1967PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge Fum.

On this appeal, the defendant asks us to reconsider our recent decision in Seider v. Roth (17 N Y 2d *308111) that the contractual rights of an insured under a policy of liability insurance constitute a “debt” which is subject to attachment.

On August 13, 1964, the infant plaintiff, a resident of New York, was injured when cut by the propeller of a boat owned by the defendant, a Connecticut resident, in the waters off Madison, Connecticut. The youngster and his father brought a negligence suit against the defendant in this State. Unable to obtain personal jurisdiction over the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Harris v. BalkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  4. Davis v. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
  5. Morris Plan Ind. Bank of N.Y. v. GunningNew York Court of Appeals · 1946

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3Cited by100 opinions

  1. Rush v. SavchukSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. Silver v. Great American InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. Gager v. WhiteNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. Higby v. MahoneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1979

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