Legal Opinion
Goeller v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 22, 1937PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUntermyer, J.
The action was brought by the plaintiff on a policy of life insurance on the life of one Turley, which had been assigned to the plaintiff previous to the death of the insured on May 22, 1934. The defendant contended that the policy was not in force at the date of death on account of non-payment of a premium which became due on September 4, 1933. At the close of the entire case both parties moved for the direction of a verdict. The court directed a verdict for the plaintiff, on which judgment was entered, which the Appellate Term has affirmed, one justice dissenting.
It was conceded that the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Trusts & Guarantee Co. v. BarnhardtNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Wolarsky v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
3Cited by8 opinions
- Donald W. Maloney as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Eastern Footwear Corporation v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Teichberg v. D. H. Blair & Co.New York Supreme Court · 1970
- Brown v. Provident Loan SocietyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Kelcon Construction Corp. v. MarvinCivil Court of the City of New York · 1967
- Maurer v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceCity of New York Municipal Court · 1937
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.