Legal Opinion
Sofia Bros. v. General Reinsurance Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 1934PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
This attack on the legal sufficiency of the complaint presents the arresting and significant question whether *7an insured under a liability policy may, in the event of the insolvency of the insurer, maintain an action against the reinsurer for the portion of the risk assumed by the reinsurer.
On September 13, 1929, the defendant General Reinsurance Corporation issued its policy of reinsurance to the Consolidated Indemnity and Insurance Company, whereunder on all policies to be written by the Consolidated and becoming effective during the existence of the reinsurance agreement, the General…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Seaver v. . RansomNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Allemannia Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh v. Firemen's Ins. Co. of Baltimore Ex Rel. WolfeSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Greenman v. General Reinsurance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Jackson v. . St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1885
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Homan v. Employers Reinsurance Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1940
- Fontenot v. Marquette Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Skandia America Reinsurance Corp. v. SchenckDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Melco System v. Receivers of Trans-America Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Prince Carpentry, Inc. v. Cosmopolitan Mutual InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1984
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