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People v. Standard Accident Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 6, 1963
192 N.E.2d 24 (N.Y. 1963)

Opinion

Argued May 8, 1963

Decided June 6, 1963

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, HENRY EPSTEIN, J.

N.A. Markowitz and George F. Blake for appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Philip Watson and Paxton Blair of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

David Gale for respondent.


Judgment modified, with costs to appellant Standard, and complaint dismissed as to it upon the ground that the action was not brought within the time conditioned by the bond and that such defense is available to it and, as so modified, affirmed, with costs to respondent Elaine Heyward. We pass upon no other question. No opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, FOSTER and SCILEPPI. Judge DYE dissents and votes to affirm upon the ground that the surety is liable under the provisions of section 112 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (see Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, § 118; Rules of State Liq. Auth., rule 36, and see, also, Matter of Colonial Liq. Distrs. v. O'Connell, 295 N.Y. 129).


Summaries of

People v. Standard Accident Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 6, 1963
192 N.E.2d 24 (N.Y. 1963)
Case details for

People v. Standard Accident Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent-Appellant, v. STANDARD…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 6, 1963

Citations

192 N.E.2d 24 (N.Y. 1963)
192 N.E.2d 24
242 N.Y.S.2d 55

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