Legal Opinion
Matthews v. Glens Falls Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 1959PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorris E. Spector, J.
This is an action under section 167 of the Insurance Law against an insurer, under a family automobile policy, by a person injured by the defendant’s assured who has recovered a judgment which has not been paid for more than 30 days. Defendant contends that the plaintiff’s notice to it of the accident ivas not timely. Plaintiff relies on section 167 (subd. 1, par. [d]) of the Insurance Law which allows the injured party to prove that he gave notice as soon as was “ reasonably possible
*1080Plaintiff was injured on October 11, 1957 and consulted counsel on October 17, 1957. He was 72 years of age,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gerka v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Haas Tobacco Co. v. . American Fidelity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Vanderbilt v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
- Bazar v. Great American Indemnity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Miller v. Union Indemnity Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Allstate Insurance v. MangerNew York Supreme Court · 1961
- Imperial Casualty & Indemnity Co. v. Morris and Gertrude Relder, and the Home Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Curreri v. Allstate InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1963
- Zurich Insurance v. MartinezNew York Supreme Court · 1960
- Pereyma v. Safeguard InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1963
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