Legal Opinion
Cardinal v. United States Casualty Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1949PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtF. E. Johnson, J.
The issues here are questions of law, most of the facts having been stipulated; the others are not really open to question.
Plaintiff sues defendant upon a policy of insurance issued to him in November, 1944, at a time when he, to the knowledge of defendant, had a State compensation policy in effect covering his work and his employees; the policy sued upon was issued incident to work he was doing, or going to do, upon a Government ship; in view of the statute in this State there can be no doubt that it was not intended to secure him in the manner in which his compensation policy protected him,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Westchester Lighting Co. v. Westchester County Small Estates Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1938
- M. H. Treadwell Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Osgood v. D. W. Winkelman Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949
- Chizik v. FuchsCity of New York Municipal Court · 1947
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- Artukovich v. St. Paul-Mercury Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1957
- Cardinal v. United States Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1950