Legal Opinion

Lauritano v. American Fidelity Fire Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 7, 1957PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBotein, J.

On May 21, 1952 plantiff was seriously injured when the car in which he was riding as a passenger was struck by a large tractor-trailer. The tractor-trailer, which was owned by one Joseph Forzano, was at the time of the accident rented to S. S. D. Trucking Corp. and was then on its way to make a pick-up.

Plaintiff brought action against Joseph Forzano and S. S. D. Trucking Corp. and obtained a default judgment against them in the sum of $50,189.75. This judgment has remained uncollected. Forzano having moved out of the State and S. S. D. Trucking Corp. having gone out of business, plaintiff…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Coleman v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Rushing v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  3. Trippe v. Provident Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  4. Greenwich Bank v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. of HartfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  5. Seltzer v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1929

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3Cited by91 opinions

  1. General Accident Insurance Group v. CirucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Melville Harris, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Leonard Massello and William Massello v. Standard Accident and Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
  3. Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
  4. Bovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc. v. Royal Surplus Lines InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  5. Continental Insurance v. Atlantic Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010

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