Lewis v. Home Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Home Insurance Company, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 2d day of March, 1920, granting plaintiffs’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, consisting of a complaint and demurrer thereto and denying defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
1Opinion of the Court
Merrell, J.:
This action is brought by Philip Lewis and Max Lewis to recover from the defendant the sum of $142,268, the amount of certain insurance policies issued by the defendant to the Green River Distilling Company, Incorporated. The defendant demurred to the complaint on three grounds: First, that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action; second, that if the plaintiffs have any interest in the policies mentioned in the complaint they have no legal capacity to sue, for the reason that the' Green River Distilling Company, Incorporated, to which the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Pitney v. . Glen's Falls Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Stillwell v. . StaplesNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Walsh v. Washington Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- De Forest v. Fulton Fire InsuranceThe Superior Court of New York City · 1828
- Greenfield v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
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- York-Buffalo Motor Express, Inc. v. National Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Tillman v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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