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Degnan v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp. of Perth, Scotland

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 8, 1917
116 N.E. 348 (N.Y. 1917)

Opinion

Argued April 27, 1917

Decided May 8, 1917

Lemuel E. Quigg for appellant.

Stephen P. Anderton for respondent.


In holding that the complaint was properly dismissed by the Appellate Division, we confine our decision to the action now before us. We leave open the question whether the plaintiff may recover his commissions on the basis of the short rate premium which the defendant failed to exact in canceling the policies. That is not the theory either of the complaint or of the trial. The complaint was framed and the action tried upon the theory that the cancellation was ineffective and that the policies remained in force.

The judgment should be affirmed with costs.

HISCOCK, Ch. J., CHASE, HOGAN, CARDOZO, CRANE and ANDREWS, JJ., concur; McLAUGHLIN, J., not sitting.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

Degnan v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp. of Perth, Scotland

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 8, 1917
116 N.E. 348 (N.Y. 1917)
Case details for

Degnan v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp. of Perth, Scotland

Case Details

Full title:JOSEPH DEGNAN, Appellant, v . GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 8, 1917

Citations

116 N.E. 348 (N.Y. 1917)
116 N.E. 348

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