McNamara v. Allstate Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBastow, J.
This appeal presents the question of the necessity of compliance with certain requirements of the Insurance Law (§ 167, subd. 1, par. [b]) before an injured person, who has *297obtained a judgment against a tort-feasor, may bring a direct action against the insurer of the latter.
In June, 1954 the present plaintiff obtained a judgment for damages for personal injuries in the sum of $20,000 against one Woodring as the result of a collision between automobiles of the respective parties. Woodring was insured by the defendant in this action. The policy contained a monetary limit of liability, insofar…
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- Coleman v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
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- Jackson v. Citizens Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. Travelers InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
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