Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 21, 1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
Plaintiff, assignee of her husband Louis Schwartz, sues to recover from defendant $250 as monthly disability income installments claimed under two policies of life insurance issued by defendant on her husband’s life and containing disability provisions. Plaintiff in the first cause of action claims a $50 installment, and in the second a $200 installment, both due and payable on April 15, 1942. Defendant does not contest that the policies were outstanding when the disability occurred and does not deny the insured’s total disability.
The only issues raised at the trial in the Municipal Court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- National Life Ins. Co. v. . MinchNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- New York Life Insurance Company v. GuttenplanNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- New York Life Insurance v. GuttenplanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- In Re the Accounting of McLaughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of McLaughlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
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