Carter v. CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NY

This appeal presents the question whether a husband’s interest in an estate by the entirety is insurable for his benefit alone, as a separate moiety apart from the entire estate owned by him and his wife. The court below held that the husband’s interest is so insurable. The appeal challenges the correctness of this ruling.

The question presented is one of first impression with us. Counsel have cited no case from any other jurisdiction involving the same factual situation, and our research has disclosed none. Nevertheless, decision takes shape and mold from application of the fundamental…