Kurcsics v. Merchants Mutual Insurance

Decided February 20, 1980. Matthew Joseph Jasen wrote the opinion for the court.

49 N.Y.2d 451 · Cited 545 times

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• Howard v. Wyman · 28 N.Y.2d 434
• Matter of Marburg v. Cole · 36 N.E.2d 113
• Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co. v. United States · 292 U.S. 282
• Montgomery v. Daniels · 38 N.Y.2d 41
• Lederer v. Wise Shoe Co. · 12 N.E.2d 544
• Breen v. Cunard Lines Steamship Co. · 33 N.Y.2d 508
• In re the Arbitration between Adams & Government Employees Insurance · 52 A.D.2d 118
• Dumbleton v. Reed · 40 N.Y.2d 586
• Industrial Commissioner v. Five Corners Tavern, Inc. · 47 N.Y.2d 639

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