Underwood v. Greenwich Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Greenwich Insurance1 Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24th day of April, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of April, 1900, directing judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, and also an…
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Appeal by the defendant, The Greenwich Insurance1 Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24th day of April, 1900, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, with notice of an intention to bring up for review upon such appeal an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of April, 1900, directing judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, and also an appeal from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the llth day of April, 1900, denying the defendant’s motion for a…
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
This action is brought to recover a sum of money secured to be paid under a claimed contract of insurance for loss against fire. The loss by fire has been sustained, and the only question arises upon the sufficiency of the contract to create a liability upon the part of the defendant to pay therefor to the extent of the insurance.
The case finds itself in this court for the fourth time, and it has twice been considered by the Court of Appeals. The facts have been several times stated, and it is not, therefore, necessary that we again set them out in detail. The instrument- sued upon…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lipman v. Niagara Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Underwood v. . Greenwich Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Van Tassel v. . Greenwich Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Van Tassel v. Greenwich InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Van Tassel v. Greenwich InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
3Cited by2 opinions
- Bradley v. Standard Life & Accident InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1904
- Underwood v. Greenwich InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901