Nolan v. Prudential Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 18th day of February, 1910.
1Opinion of the Court
Burr, J.:
This is a very hard case for plaintiff, and the defense is a most unconscionable- one. Apparently a woman in humble circumstances and of limited education, in March, 1907, she took into her home a child named Josephine Curtin, who was her cousin, and was a little more than six years of age. The child’s mother was dead. Her father was living, but after leaving his child with plaintiff he disappeared, and for a time plaintiff did not know where he was. Plaintiff supported the child until the latter’s death on October 22, 1909, giving to her not only maintenance and clothing while she…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Ferretti v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1906
- Morgan v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
3Cited by20 opinions
- McCarthy v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- In re the Estate of O'NeillNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. HightowerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
- Molloy v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Tarasowski v. Prudential InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1920
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