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Guardian Life Insurance Co. of Am. v. Costa

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Nov 15, 1995
221 A.D.2d 970 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)

Opinion

November 15, 1995

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Erie County, Cosgrove, J.

Present — Pine, J.P., Fallon, Callahan, Doerr and Davis, JJ.


Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied the cross motions of plaintiff and defendant for summary judgment. The record reveals that material issues of fact exist regarding whether defendant made material misrepresentations on her application for the disability income insurance policy issued to her by plaintiff. Plaintiff failed to establish that it would have rejected defendant's application in the absence of the alleged misrepresentations and failed to submit sufficient proof of its underwriting practices regarding applicants with similar histories (see, Church of Transfiguration v New Hampshire Ins. Co., 207 A.D.2d 1039).

Although the notice of appeal recites that plaintiff appeals from that part of the order granting defendant leave to amend her answer and second counterclaim, plaintiff on appeal does not address that part of the order. Plaintiff has thus abandoned the issue on appeal (see, Sto Corp. v Henrietta Bldg. Supplies, 202 A.D.2d 969, 969-970).


Summaries of

Guardian Life Insurance Co. of Am. v. Costa

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Nov 15, 1995
221 A.D.2d 970 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
Case details for

Guardian Life Insurance Co. of Am. v. Costa

Case Details

Full title:GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Appellant-Respondent, v. DIANE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Nov 15, 1995

Citations

221 A.D.2d 970 (N.Y. App. Div. 1995)
635 N.Y.S.2d 571