Zuckerman v. City of N.Y.
49 N.Y.2d 557 (N.Y. 1980) Cited 24,821 times 9 Legal AnalysesGranting summary judgment as the city's arguments were considered speculation and this was "patently inadequate to establish the existence of a factual issue requiring a trial . . ."
Friends of Animals, Inc. v. Associated Fur Mfrs., Inc.
46 N.Y.2d 1065 (N.Y. 1979) Cited 3,395 timesFinding summary judgment shall be granted only when there are no issues of material fact and the evidence requires the court to direct judgment in favor of the. movant as a matter of law.
Andre v. Pomeroy
35 N.Y.2d 361 (N.Y. 1974) Cited 3,177 timesGranting summary judgment to plaintiff in case in which defendant admitted that while driving in heavy traffic she took her eyes off the road to look for something in her purse and drove into the car in front of her
Fried v. Bower Gardner
46 N.Y.2d 765 (N.Y. 1978) Cited 123 timesArgued October 25, 1978 Decided December 7, 1978 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, ABRAHAM J. GELLINOFF, J. Bernard Fried, appellant pro se. Benjamin Vinar and Thomas R. Newman for respondent. MEMORANDUM. Since appellant's belief in the justice of his underlying cause is obviously sincere, it is understandable that he finds the zealousness with which the respondents represented their client disturbing, and even offensive. But the appellant must
First Sav. Loan v. Amer. Home Assur
29 N.Y.2d 297 (N.Y. 1971) Cited 22 timesSubmitted October 19, 1971 Decided November 24, 1971 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, BERNARD NADEL, J. Jerome F. Katz for appellant. Saul Goldstein and Max J. Gwertzman for respondent. JASEN, J. The plaintiff, First Savings and Loan Association of Jersey City, New Jersey, holds a mortgage upon certain premises covered by an insurance policy issued by the defendant, American Home Assurance Company, and asserts its right to insurance proceeds
Rhine v. New York Life Ins. Co.
273 N.Y. 1 (N.Y. 1936) Cited 59 timesArgued October 22, 1936 Decided December 31, 1936 Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department. John Gerdes, Wilson E. Tipple and Everett Lewy for appellant. William Marshall Bullitt and Louis H. Cooke for respondent. LEHMAN, J. The defendant life insurance company issued, in 1927, a policy insuring the life of the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000 with provision for "disability benefits." In 1934 the insurance was split into two policies for $1,000 each, with similar provisions
Matter of Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.
37 A.D.2d 15 (N.Y. App. Div. 1971) Cited 8 timesIn Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Mason, 37 A.D.2d 15 (2d Dept. 1971), the Court was called upon to resolve an analogous question, which they stated as follows: "(w)here a holder of a fully paid automobile liability policy subsequently requests an endorsement adding another automobile to the coverage of the policy, may the carrier cancel the Entire policy when the insured fails to pay the additional premium for the added automobile?
Metzger v. Aetna Insurance Company
229 App. Div. 2 (N.Y. App. Div. 1930) Cited 4 timesMarch 19, 1930. Appeal from Supreme Court of Ulster County. Joseph M. Fowler [ John T. Loughran of counsel], for the appellant. Ainsworth, Carlisle Sullivan [ Charles B. Sullivan of counsel], for the respondents. DAVIS, J. In these actions to recover on policies of fire insurance tried together, verdicts for the defendants were directed. At the time of the issuance of the policies, the Kingston Chemical Manufacturing Co., Inc. (since become bankrupt), was engaged in erecting a building to be used
Ming et al. v. Corbin
142 N.Y. 334 (N.Y. 1894) Cited 43 timesIn Ming v. Corbin (142 N.Y. 334) it is said: "A contract is entire when the parties intend that the promise by one party is conditional upon entire performance of his part of the contract by the other party.