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Hoyt v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 1, 1967
228 N.E.2d 818 (N.Y. 1967)

Opinion

Argued May 22, 1967

Decided June 1, 1967

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, G. ROBERT WITMER, J.

Meyer Fix and Thomas E. Goldman for appellant.

John J. Considine, Jr., for respondent.



Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Judges SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING and BREITEL. Chief Judge FULD and Judge BURKE dissent and vote to reverse on the ground that the insured's death was not "accidental" within the sense of the insurance policy sued upon. Taking no part: Judge VAN VOORHIS.


Summaries of

Hoyt v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 1, 1967
228 N.E.2d 818 (N.Y. 1967)
Case details for

Hoyt v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:CAROLYN M. HOYT, Respondent, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 1, 1967

Citations

228 N.E.2d 818 (N.Y. 1967)
228 N.E.2d 818
281 N.Y.S.2d 836

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