Legal Opinion

Finkelstein v. Equitable Life Assurance Society

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

Decided April 3, 1939PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohnston, J.

The action is brought by the insured and his assignee to recover disability benefits on five life insurance policies, No. 2,384,000, No. 2,287,657, No. 3,468,702, No. 3,404,152, and No. 3,737,225, for the period from July 12, 1937, to June 11, 1938, and on one health insurance policy, No. HY 41,106, for the period from June 5, 1937, to June 22, 1938. The first two fife policies, hereafter referred to as group one, grant disability benefits in the event the insured becomes totally and presumably permanently disabled; and permanent disability is thereafter defined in the policies as a total…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ginell v. . the Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
  2. Ginell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
  3. Kurth v. Continental Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  4. Mitchell v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
  5. Mitchell v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1934

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Beckley v. Otsego County Farmers Cooperative Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1957
  2. Connecticut Bank of Commerce v. Republic of CongoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Orent v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944
  4. Papas v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942
  5. Connecticut Bank Of Commerce v. Republic Of CongoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002

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