Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance v. Thomson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 18th day of October, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the same day denying plaintiff’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
This is an action to recover premiums on three policies issued by the plaintiff to the decedent Thomson who died after the trial and pending the appeal.
On the 27th day of May, 1912, the Hicks-Johnson Con- • struction Company entered into a contract with the city of New York for the construction of a sewer in Central avenue in the borough of Queens. The contract contained no provision requiring the contractor to carry liability insurance. The contractor gave a bond to the city in the penalty of $50,000 for the faithful performance of the contract, and the plaintiff and the United…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eighmie v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Ripley v. . the &198tna Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1864
- Home Insurance Co. v. . Continental Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Studwell v. Bush Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- Home Insurance v. Continental InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903