Chickering v. Colonial Life Insurance Co. of America
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In anaction upon a life insurance policy, defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County, dated September 24, 1975, which denied its motion for summary judgment. Order reversed, on the law, without costs, and motion granted. Defendant’s moving affidavits reveal that, at the time of the insured’s death, the policy *567in question had lapsed due to a default in payment of a specific premium. The only affidavit submitted in opposition was that of plaintiffs attorney. An opposing affidavit by an attorney without personal knowledge of the facts, however, has no probative value…
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