Legal Opinion
Sperling v. Great American Indemnity Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 24, 1960PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
This is an action by a judgment creditor under section 167 of the Insurance Law to compel the defendant insurer to pay a judgment to the extent of its coverage under an automobile liability policy. Plaintiff is the widow and executrix of one Richard Sperling, who was killed in an automobile accident on December 30,1957. In a wrongful death action instituted against one Christine Nystrom, the latter’s negligence was adjudged to have been the proximate cause of the death of plaintiff’s husband, and plaintiff recovered a judgment of approximately $125,000.
The judgment debtor, Christine Nystrom…
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