Legal Opinion
Eifert v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1940PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHallinan, J.
This is an action, pursuant to section 109 (now section 167) of the Insurance Law, to recover the sum of $5,000 and interest under a policy issued by the defendant to Burkard Builders, Inc.
Plaintiff’s intestate, while upon a scaffold erected to the second floor of certain premises in Maspeth, Long Island, was caused to fall when a weak or knotted piece of wood which was supporting the scaffold gave way. As a result he sustained injuries which terminated in his death on the 29th day of November, 1936.
Burkard Builders, Inc., was the owner of the premises under construction and entered into…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- National Life Ins. Co. v. . MinchNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Smith v. . Glen's Falls Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Mutual Life Insurance v. WagerNew York Supreme Court · 1858
- McKenna v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
- Payne v. . Witherbee, Sherman CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Goodman v. Allstate InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1987
- Soderman v. Stone Bar Associates Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1955