Smith v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, from a judgment of the City Court'’ of Yonkers in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 6th day of April, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the same day denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Woodward, J.:
Both parties asked for the direction of a verdict in this case, and the court directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The case does not vary essentially from those of Molara v. Prudential Insurance Co. and Madura v. Prudential Insurance Co. (147 App. Div. 578), decided at this term, and it would not be necessary to enter into further discussion, except for the fact that a ruling of the court is seriously urged as a ground for reversal. Defendant, in support of its affirmative defense, offered in evidence the proofs of death furnished by the plaintiff in this action. This…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Brandt v. Public BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
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