Legal Opinion
Old Republic Life Insurance v. Wikler
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 1961PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
The petitioners, two life insurance companies, brought this article 78 proceeding to annul a regulation (No. 27A) of the Superintendent of Insurance with respect to premium rates for credit life insurance, promulgated pursuant to sections 154 and 204 of the Insurance Law. The court at Special Term granted the application and annulled the regulation. The Appellate Division unanimously reversed and dismissed the petition.
A prominent feature of modern installment buying has been the growth of credit life insurance to pay off any balance remaining on a retail installment contract upon a buyer’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Matter of Marburg v. ColeNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Matter of Humphrey v. State Ins. FundNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Bell v. Board of Regents of the UniversityNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
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- MTR. OF OLD REPUBLIC INS. CO. v. WiklerNew York Court of Appeals · 1961