Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Langan
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 2011PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Lippman.
At issue in this appeal is whether the insured decedent, the victim of an intentional crime, was injured as the result of an accident within the meaning of the uninsured motorist endorsement and certain other provisions of the insured’s policy. Since the occurrence must be viewed from the insured’s perspective, we conclude that it was indeed an accident and that the insured is entitled to benefits under the policy provisions at issue.
Decedent, Neil Conrad Spicehandler, was struck by a vehicle at 7th Avenue and 32nd Street in Manhattan on February 12,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miller v. Continental InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Wendell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1999
- McCarthy v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- McCarthy v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Raffellini v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Theresa L. Allocca v. York Insurance Company of MaineSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
- Matter of Utica Mut. Ins. Co. v. BurrousAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Progressive Northeastern Insurance v. VanderpoolAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Unitrin Auto & Home Ins. Co. v. SullivanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
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