Legal Opinion
Lau v. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided May 9, 1974PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanley N. Egeth, J.
This action was retried before this court and a jury. A prior trial resulted in a directed verdict for the defendant (72 Misc 2d 1069). Upon appeal the Appellate Term reversed the judgment for defendant and ordered a new trial (76 Misc 2d 451).
By virtue of the evidence adduced from witnesses and exhibits upon the trial before me, and the extensive record stipulation of the parties, the following facts are not in dispute:
Plaintiff is seeking to recover the sum of $10,000 representing the principal amount of a life insurance policy issued by the defendant to her husband (decedent) upon which…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Hornstein v. PodwitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Bible v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Walker v. GerliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939
- Klein v. Prudential Insurance of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Fadden v. Cambridge Mutual Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Friedman v. Prudential Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Mutual Benefit Life Insurance v. LindenmanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1995