Legal Opinion
Kulak v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 1976PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJones, J.
The question presented on this appeal is one of first instance—to what extent, if any, may expert opinion be introduced in actions against an insurer for failure to settle an automobile liability claim within policy limits?
About 5:30 a.m. on July 15, 1962 plaintiff was seriously and permanently injured in a one-car accident when the vehicle in which she was riding as a passenger, owned by defendant’s insured, Esther Ortiz, and driven by the latter’s son, left the highway while traveling at a high rate of speed, causing the death of the driver and the injuries to the sole passenger. In an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Meiselman v. Crown Heights Hospital, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Gordon v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Dougherty v. . MillikenNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Ferguson v. . HubbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Dilleber v. . Home Life Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
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