Baker v. Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'n of America
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtKimball, J.
The plaintiff brought this action on May 9, 1955 to recover upon a contract of accident insurance as death beneficiary thereof. The accident alleged to have caused the death of the insured occurred on November 16, 1953 in Dade County, State of Florida. The policy provided that an action to recover for loss of life, limb or sight had to be commenced within 12 months from the date of the accident causing that loss. The Special Term denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Although the time limited by the contract to commence the action had expired, that court held that the cause of…
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