Legal Opinion
Smoral v. Hanover Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 15, 1971PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteuer, J.
The individual plaintiff (Smoral) was driving an automobile owned by Syracuse Jerome Motors when the car was in an accident in which Whittaker, a passenger in the car, was severely injured. The car was insured by defendant Hanover, which upon merger assumed the obligation of a policy issued by Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company. Whittaker instituted suit against Smoral, as driver, and Syracuse Jerome Motors and its president, Jerome Goldberg, as owners. Some question existed at the time as to whether Smoral had in fact purchased the car prior to the accident, and Hanover disclaimed…
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