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Cardinal v. Mercury Insurance Company, John Roshirt

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 7, 1934
195 N.E. 148 (N.Y. 1934)

Opinion

Argued November 22, 1934

Decided December 7, 1934

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department.

Charles B. Sullivan, Nelson R. Pirnie and Warner M. Bouck for appellant.

Frank L. Wiswall and Carl O. Olsen for plaintiff-respondent, and John Roshirt, Inc., defendant-respondent.


Judgment of the Appellate Division reversed and that of the Trial Term affirmed, with costs in this court and in the Appellate Division. Held, that there was, on the findings, no disclosure of the true interest of the assured and the policy was void and not subject to reformation. ( Lasher v. St. Joseph Fire Mar. Ins. Co., 86 N.Y. 423; Skinner v. Norman, 165 N.Y. 565, 571. See, also, Commercial Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Crawford, 219 App. Div. 110.) No opinion. (See 266 N.Y. 542.)

Concur: POUND, Ch. J., LEHMAN, O'BRIEN, HUBBS and CROUCH, JJ. Dissenting: CRANE, J. Not sitting: LOUGHRAN, J.


Summaries of

Cardinal v. Mercury Insurance Company, John Roshirt

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 7, 1934
195 N.E. 148 (N.Y. 1934)
Case details for

Cardinal v. Mercury Insurance Company, John Roshirt

Case Details

Full title:JAMES A. CARDINAL, Respondent, v. MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 7, 1934

Citations

195 N.E. 148 (N.Y. 1934)
195 N.E. 148

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