Legal Opinion
Sidehill Corp. v. Glens Falls Insurance
New York County Courts
Decided January 29, 1959Published
1Opinion of the CourtJames D. Hopkins, J.
This action was tried before the court and jury on a policy of insurance issued by the defendant to the plaintiffs. The policy extended coverage to “ direct loss for Windstorm ”, and it was the plaintiffs’ claim that an aluminum awning had collapsed due to that cause. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant. The court reserved decision *648on plaintiffs’ motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial (Civ. Prac. Act, § 549).
Such a motion is addressed to the discretion of the court (McDonald v. Metropolitan St. Ry. Co., 167 N. Y. 66, 69). But the dimensions of that discretion is…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Blum v. Fresh Grown Preserve Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- McDonald v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Hull v. . LittauerNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Mann v. HuntAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- Anderson v. Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
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