Legal Opinion

Ginsberg v. Government Employees Insurance

Civil Court of the City of New York

Decided February 18, 1975Published

1Opinion of the CourtVincent F. Nabo, J.

The parties to this lawsuit have submitted a question of law to be determined by the court prior to the trial of this action. The issue submitted to the court is whether a motorcycle is to be considered an automobile under the expenses for medical services coverage of the defendant insurance company’s policy issued to this plaintiff.

The facts are as follows: the defendant issued an automobile insurance policy to the plaintiff herein which included a so-called medical payments clause. Plaintiff’s son, Robert Ginsberg, 15 years of age at the time of the accident, was injured while driving a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Colyer v. North American Accident InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1928
  2. People v. CofieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  3. Tyroler v. Continental Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
  4. Futrell v. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Castanis v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1974

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