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Hall v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 8, 1954
119 N.E.2d 598 (N.Y. 1954)

Opinion

Argued February 24, 1954

Decided April 8, 1954

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, EDER, J.

John W. Burke, Jr., and Burton H. Brody for appellants.

Arthur M. Moritz, Cornelius P. Cotter and Harry Sabbath Bodin for respondent.

James D. Ewing and Eugene Z. Du Bose for Life Insurance Association of America, amicus curiae, in support of respondent's position.


Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: LEWIS, Ch. J., CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL and VAN VOORHIS, JJ.


Summaries of

Hall v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 8, 1954
119 N.E.2d 598 (N.Y. 1954)
Case details for

Hall v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York

Case Details

Full title:ALBERT A. HALL, Respondent, v. MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 8, 1954

Citations

119 N.E.2d 598 (N.Y. 1954)
119 N.E.2d 598

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