Legal Opinion
Modern Holding Co. v. Ridgewood Savings Bank
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 27, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Gurahian, J.), entered August 19, 1993, as, upon reargument, granted the defendant’s motion to amend its answer to add additional affirmative defenses.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly granted the defendant’s motion to amend its answer to add two additional affirmative defenses. Leave to amend a pleading should be freely given except where the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Process Plants Corp. v. Beneficial National Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- S. & E. Motor Hire Corp. v. New York Indemnity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Guberman v. William Penn Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Cherkes v. Postal Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
- Zeldman v. Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1945
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