Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Union Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 24, 1945PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
In this action the plaintiff insurance company seeks to recover damages allegedly sustained by having been induced by false and fraudulent representations made by the defendant trust company to purchase numerous mortgages on land in four townships near the city of Rochester. The action was severed as to the two corporations named as defendants and an order made allowing separate trials. In the action against the defendant Abstract Title and Mortgage Corporation, a motion by that defendant for summary judgment was granted dismissing the complaint upon the merits. (Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Corr v. HoffmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Smith v. . GeigerNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- Vogel v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
- Ventimiglia v. . EichnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Union Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1940
3Cited by25 opinions
- Rosen Trust v. RosenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Capasso v. CapassoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Cresswell v. Sullivan & CromwellDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- George v. GeorgeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Vance Metal Fabricators, Inc. v. Widell & SonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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