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Lewis v. Home Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 12, 1922
138 N.E. 421 (N.Y. 1922)

Opinion

Submitted May 31, 1922

Decided July 12, 1922

Robert J. Fox and Robert P. Schur for appellant.

Edmund L. Mooney and John B. Johnston for respondents.


Order affirmed, with costs; first question certified answered in the affirmative, third in the negative, second not answered; no opinion.

Concur: POUND, McLAUGHLIN, CRANE and ANDREWS, JJ. Dissent on ground of non-joinder of necessary parties plaintiff: HISCOCK, Ch. J., HOGAN and CARDOZO, JJ.


Summaries of

Lewis v. Home Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 12, 1922
138 N.E. 421 (N.Y. 1922)
Case details for

Lewis v. Home Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:PHILIP LEWIS et al., Respondents, v . HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 12, 1922

Citations

138 N.E. 421 (N.Y. 1922)
138 N.E. 421

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