Legal Opinion
Brown v. Poritzky
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 1972PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
This appeal presents the novel question of whether a principal is barred from recovery in an action against his special agent when his general agent is concurrently negligent.
*291Plaintiffs Brown were engaged1 in the insurance business and also held 10 to 12 propertied for investment purposes. In May of 1967, plaintiffs sold their insurance business to defendant Poritzky, and as a condition of the sale, defendant was to be the exclusive insurance broker for the afore-mentioned properties. As his first order of business, defendant was to review plaintiffs’ existing insurance policies for the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Gochee v. WagnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Gleason v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Nowack v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Shaker v. ShakerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
- Alderman v. NobleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Oxford Shipping Co., Ltd. v. New Hampshire Trading Corp., Avon Trading Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
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