Legal Opinion
Saks & Co. v. Continental Ins.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 20, 1968PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeating, J.
There is an old saying that “ clothes make the man ”. This aphorism must have been coined (to jumble a metaphor) with the plaintiff, here, one Khaibar Khan Goodarzian, in mind.1 Mr. Goodarzian’s life-style can only be characterized as extravagant and flamboyant. His manner of living is typified by his wardrobe. The different types of clothing and the numbers of each type which Mr. Goodarzian claimed to have possessed is simply staggering.
To accommodate his inventory of clothing, Goodarzian converted a bedroom of his Fifth Avenue apartment into a wardrobe room in which closets lined all four…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Claflin v. Commonwealth InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Domagalski v. Springfield Fire & Marine InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- Sternfeld v. Park Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1888
- Anibal v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Kantor Silk Mills, Inc. v. Century InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Joseph Gelb v. Royal Globe Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Ausch v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- Varda, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Hutt v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Zaitchick v. American Motorists InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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