Legal Opinion
Watson v. Farmers Co-operative Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 2, 1956PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBastow, J.
The plaintiff has obtained a judgment in an action to recover the amount claimed due under the provisions of an insurance policy as the result of the destruction by fire on December 1,1952, of a barn on plaintiff’s property-in Cattaraugus County.
The policy in question was issued by the defendant on August 17,1950, for a term ending on September 30,1953. The original policy was not produced upon the trial. It appeared that in the summer of 1951 plaintiff’s residence had been burglarized and a safe containing the policy and other papers had been stolen. It was stipulated, however, that the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Titus v. . Glens Falls Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Allen v. German American InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- More v. New York Bowery Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Gibson Electric Co. v. Liverpooland London & Globe InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Pechner v. . Phoenix Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Allstate Insurance v. Republic InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1974
- National Union Fire Insurance Company v. HendrixCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960