Legal Opinion
White v. Continental Casualty Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 2007PublishedCited by 268 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
The principal issue presented in this appeal is whether the definition of “total disability” in a disability income policy is ambiguous and, if not, whether plaintiff satisfies the requirements of that definition. We conclude that the definition is not ambiguous and plaintiff failed to establish his entitlement to benefits under the policy as a matter of law.
In 1992, plaintiff James J. White, Jr., a physician who specialized in orthopedic spinal surgery, purchased a disability income policy from First UNUM Life Insurance Company. In 1996, the policy was…
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