Zweig v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

This case illustrates the point that although Lawrence v. Fox (20 N. Y. 268) is still alive and well, the classes of third-party beneficiaries, to which it is applicable are not without limitation.

The plaintiff is a physician, who rendered medical services to Martin Horne, while he was a patient at Beth Israel Hospital. His bill for the services he rendered was $1,105. Unfortunately, Martin Horne died while at the hospital, leaving behind both an unpaid hospital bill and an unpaid medical bill for Dr. Zweig’s services.

The decedent had been a member of the Building Service Employees Union…