Legal Opinion
Zuckerberg v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Greater New York
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1983PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Howard E. Levitt, J.
This is an action brought by Harry Zuckerberg, the insured, on a major medical policy issued by the defendant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Greater New York. Subsequent to the trial of this action Mr. Zuckerberg passed away. Upon the stipulation of both parties, Mrs. Zuckerberg, in her capacity as preliminary executrix of her husband’s estate, was substituted as the plaintiff.
Plaintiff’s deceased, at the time of the onset of his cancer, was insured by defendant under a community rated group of which Gadi Industries was the administrator. Johanna…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sincoff v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Whitlatch v. . Fidelity and Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Halper v. Ætna Life InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1964
- Weissman v. Blue Cross of Western New York, Inc.Buffalo City Court · 1982
3Cited by4 opinions
- Helmick v. Potomac Edison Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
- Zuckerberg v. CrossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Nalezenec v. Blue Cross of Western New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Weissman v. Blue Cross of Western New York, Inc., New York County Courts1984