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National Grange Mutual Insurance Company v. Malone

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 15, 1965
207 N.E.2d 864 (N.Y. 1965)

Opinion

Argued March 17, 1965

Decided April 15, 1965

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, MEIER STEINBRINK, Spec. Ref.

William F. O'Connor for appellant.

Louis H. Levine for Pearly Malone, respondent.


Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, BURKE, SCILEPPI and BERGAN. Judge VAN VOORHIS dissents and votes to reverse and to grant declaratory judgment in favor of plaintiff upon the ground that notice was not given to plaintiff by the assured "as soon as practicable" as matter of law.


Summaries of

National Grange Mutual Insurance Company v. Malone

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 15, 1965
207 N.E.2d 864 (N.Y. 1965)
Case details for

National Grange Mutual Insurance Company v. Malone

Case Details

Full title:NATIONAL GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. PEARLY MALONE et…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 15, 1965

Citations

207 N.E.2d 864 (N.Y. 1965)
207 N.E.2d 864
260 N.Y.S.2d 177

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