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Rankin v. Travelers Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 8, 1938
254 App. Div. 687 (N.Y. App. Div. 1938)

Opinion

April 8, 1938.


Action under section 109 Ins. of the Insurance Law to enforce liability under a liability policy issued by the defendant to one of its assured, against whom plaintiff obtained a judgment. Order denying plaintiff's motion to strike out the answer and grant summary judgment affirmed, with ten dollars costs and disbursements. The language in the limits of liability clause relating to coverage clause, labeled "Coverage A," effectively limits liability to $5,000 "for all damages arising out of bodily injury * * * of one person." Here, in the City Court action the defendant has paid $2,500 to the plaintiff husband on his judgment for loss of services. There remains therefore no further liability to the plaintiff on her judgment for bodily injuries beyond the sum of $2,500. ( Holodko v. Greater New York Taxpayers Mutual Ins. Assn., 250 App. Div. 706.) The defenses urged by the insurer, apart from the cited provision in the policy, are without merit. Lazansky, P.J., Hagarty, Carswell, Adel and Close, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Rankin v. Travelers Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 8, 1938
254 App. Div. 687 (N.Y. App. Div. 1938)
Case details for

Rankin v. Travelers Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:MARGARET RANKIN, Appellant, v. THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 8, 1938

Citations

254 App. Div. 687 (N.Y. App. Div. 1938)

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