Legal Opinion
Copp v. New York Life Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 23, 1934PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.
Plaintiff brings this action to compel the defendant to reinstate a policy of life insurance in the sum of $37,500 upon the life of one Leopold R. Reich. The policy was originally assigned by the insured to one Sidney Ash, and thereafter and on May 2, 1932, by the latter to the plaintiff. The policy lapsed for nonpayment of a quarterly premium of $481.88, due on July 17, 1932.
It appears that Sidney Ash, the plaintiff’s assignor, had undertaken to pay the premium due on that date by check, which was returned unpaid for insufficiency of funds. No further payment was offered during the period of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NY v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- McCampbell v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1923
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. BradleyTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Napier v. Bankers' Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by3 opinions
- Myra Strassberg v. New England Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Kaplan v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyNew York Supreme Court · 1940
- Copp v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935