Legal Opinion
Grogan v. United States Industrial Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1895PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Albany county court. Action by Margaret Grogan against the United States Industrial Insurance Company. From a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMayham, P. J.
This action was prosecuted by the plaintiff, as alleged assignee of a life policy of insurance issued on the life of one Peter Grogan for $214. The policy was made payable to the executors or administrators of the assured, and the first point made by appellant, on this appeal, is that there was no valid assignment of the policy by the assured to the plaintiff. The instrument under which this transfer is claimed to have been made reads as follows:
“The United States Industrial Insurance Co.
“Home Office, Newark, N. J., March 4th, 1891. “I, the undersigned, the person making application for and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McNally v. Phœnix InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Trippe v. Provident Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Sulz v. Mutual Reserve Fund Life Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Jones v. . Howard Ins. Co. of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Fogarty v. HookNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of PastoreNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Appraisal of the Estate of ParsonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907
- Pickett v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Yeandel v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1907