Legal Opinion
Raplee v. Piper
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 3, 1957PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
"When a land purchase contract requires the vendee to keep the property insured against fire and there is a fire loss before performance of the contract is completed, any such insurance received by the vendor is to be applied on any *181remaining balance of the purchase price. Every appellate decision in New York so holds (Turner v. Bryant, 152 App. Div. 601, affd. 215 N. Y. 669; Persico v. Guernsey, 129 Misc. 190, affd. 222 App Div. 719; Cromwell v. Brooklyn Fire Ins. Co., 44 N. Y. 42). If, however, the vendor at his own cost, for his own protection and not because of any agreement, has taken…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cromwell v. . the Brooklyn Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Brownell v. Board of Education of Inside Tax District of City of Saratoga SpringsNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Williams v. LilleySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Persico v. GuernseyNew York Supreme Court · 1927
- Persico v. GuernseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. SlifkinDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1961
- Kintzel v. Wheatland Mutual Insurance Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Kindred v. BoalbeyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Meade v. North Country Cooperative InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Madero v. HennessAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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