Legal Opinion
Walters v. Great American Indemnity Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 21, 1963PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum.
On the appeal by Great American Indemnity Company, the judgment should be reversed and the complaint dismissed, with costs in all courts. Where the language in an insurance policy is susceptible to more than one meaning, such language should be construed most favorably to the insured *969(Hoffman v. Ætna Ins. Co., 32 N. Y. 405; Hartol Prods. Corp. v. Prudential Ins. Co., 290 N. Y. 44, 49), so as to reflect that meaning which the insured was led to believe or had reason to believe the language meant at the time he entered into the contract (Herrman v. Merchants’ Ins. Co., 81 N. Y. 184).…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hartol Products Corp. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Hoffman v. Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Nau v. Vulcan Rail & Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1941
- Herrman v. . Merchants' Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Central Union Trust Co. v. TrimbleNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Stanley H. Fried, Jr., and Richard Strasser v. The North River Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- County of Wyoming, NY v. Erie Lackawanna Ry. Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1973
- Janet R. Johnson, Trustee v. United States Fire Insurance Company, Milgo Industrial, Inc. v. United States Fire Insurance Company, and Janet R. Johnson, Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- HOME INS. CO., INC. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Mifsud v. Allstate InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1982
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