Becker v. Woodcock
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Frances A. Becker, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at, the New York.Special' Term and entered in the office of the clerk, of the. county of New Yobk on the 2d day of December, 1909, as resettled by an order entered on the lOtli day of December,. 1909¿ denying the plaintiff’s motion that the defendant be required to pay over certain money in his! hands or, in the alternative, that the judgment and all pleadings land pro"cebdings in the''…
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Appeal by the plaintiff, Frances A. Becker, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at, the New York.Special' Term and entered in the office of the clerk, of the. county of New Yobk on the 2d day of December, 1909, as resettled by an order entered on the lOtli day of December,. 1909¿ denying the plaintiff’s motion that the defendant be required to pay over certain money in his! hands or, in the alternative, that the judgment and all pleadings land pro"cebdings in the'' action be amended by correcting an error in the name of the defendant as provided for in, section 723 of the Code of Civil…
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, J.:
A policy of fire insurance was issued to the plaintiff by a;n.association styling itself “ The New-York Insurance .Association of New York,” acting through Daniel Woodcock who styled himsélf “Daniel Woodcock and Company, General Managers and Attorneys in Fact.’ The policy contained this provision: “ No action shall be brought to enforce the provisions of this policy except; against the general managers as attorneys in fact, and representing all of the underwriters, and each of the underwriters hereby agrees jto abide the result, of any suit so brought as fixing his . individual!…
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