Legal Opinion
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Cochrane
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 5, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Chapter 435 of the Laws of 1981 amended various sections of the Insurance Law to provide that under an uninsured motorists’ endorsement no payment for noneconomic loss shall be made unless the claimant has incurred a “serious injury” as defined by Insurance Law § 671, and that there shall be no right of recovery against MVAIC for noneconomic loss unless the claimant has incurred such a “serious injury.” Not dealt with by that legislation is whether the serious injury determination is to be made…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Licari v. ElliottNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Norris v. CooperNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Jones v. SharpeNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Thrall v. City of SyracuseNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Bugge v. SweetNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. ShaddockDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1993
- United Services Automobile Ass'n v. TurckSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1998
- MATTER OF AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO. v. CochraneNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Cutitta v. Selective Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992
- Dicks v. NJ AUTO. FULL UNDERWRITINGNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1992