Legal Opinion
Sylvander v. Taber
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 1959PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam E. McCltjsky, J.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment. The amended complaint herein sets forth some 7 causes of action in 64 numbered paragraphs. Neither the amended complaint nor the answer is a notable example of conciseness. But the general purport of the complaint is to secure a declaration that section 199 of the Insurance Law of this State, insofar as it is sought to be applied to the stockholders of the Farmers and Traders Life Insurance Company, is unconstitutional.
The problems involved in this litigation have been before the courts since 1953. The various phases are revealed in Young v. Taber…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- German Alliance Insurance v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Close v. Glenwood CemeterySupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Fearon v. TreanorNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- New York & Oswego Midland Railroad v. Van HornNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Lord v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Crohn v. Firemen's Benevolent Fund Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. Eastern-Airlines, Inc.Criminal Court of the City of New York · 1963
- Capelle v. MakowskiNew York Supreme Court · 1977
- Sylvander v. Farmers & Traders Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964