Legal Opinion
Hubbell v. Trans World Life Ins. Co. of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 10, 1980PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiff seeks recovery for compensatory and punitive damages for defendant insurer’s alleged bad faith and unlawful conduct in dealing with her claim under her deceased husband’s insurance policy. So much of the complaint as seeks compensatory damages is barred by the doctrine of res judicata. There is nothing to indicate the present action grows out of any facts not known when the prior action was brought to recover on the policy but which subsequently came to light either in the course of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Halpin v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Sukup v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1967
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