Legal Opinion
Levantino v. Insurance Co. of North America
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1979PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Leon D. Lazer, J.
On December 19, 1967, Charles Hinton was seriously injured when the car which he was driving was struck by an automobile operated by Stanton Brannin. Brannin’s liability for Hinton’s grave injuries was so apparent that the Insurance Company of North America (INA) — which covered Brannin for liability to the extent of $50,000 on the accident — established a reserve of $45,000 for the case. On July 30, 1969, during the taking of depositions in the lawsuit that followed, Hinton’s lawyer declared for the record that his client would accept *79INA’s policy…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Ehrgott v. . Mayor, Etc., of City of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Gordon v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Steitz v. GiffordNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Hernandez v. Great American Insurance Co. of New YorkTexas Supreme Court · 1971
- Henke v. Iowa Home Mutual Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1959
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Bohna v. HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZAlaska Supreme Court · 1992
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- Brannon v. Continental Casualty Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 2006
- Schwartz v. Twin City Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
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