Legal Opinion
Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Goldstein
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 5, 1942No. Civ. 2310PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOSCOWITZ, District Judge.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment to determine the obligations of the insurer on a policy of life insurance written by it. There is no dispute as to the facts and the parties have stipulated that the issues be resolved on motions for summary judgment. Although the beneficiary, the defendant herein, originally resisted the use of an action for declaratory judgment, no objection is now raised. In any event there can be no doubt as to its propriety in the present circumstances.
The question sought to be resolved in this action for declaratory judgment •is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Riggs v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Weeks v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1924
- Smith v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1925
- Jacob v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Udisky v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1941
3Cited by4 opinions
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Clyda TarrenceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. PetrilDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1942
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Clyda TarrenceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- Tarrance v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1956