Arbour v. Commercial Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCasey, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Keegan, J.), entered August 19, 1996 in Albany County, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
As a result of a fall into his bathtub in November 1991, plaintiff applied for permanent total disability benefits under a group disability and dismemberment insurance policy issued by defendant to his former employer. Upon investigation, defendant determined that plaintiff’s loss did not result "directly and independently of all other causes” as required by the *1002policy, and it therefore disclaimed liability. Plaintiff…
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