Ayles v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

Judgment reversed upon the law and the facts, with costs, and complaint dismissed, with costs. We are of opinion that there can be no recovery for damages resulting from injuries to plaintiff’s testator’s wife, to whom plaintiff’s testator was not responsible in damages, since the policy of insurance provided for and by its terms contemplated indemnity only in the event of loss by reason of the liability imposed by law upon plaintiff’s testator for damages recovered or recoverable by the injured party against plaintiff’s testator. (Cohen v. Employers’ Liability Assurance Corporation, Ltd., of…