Lauritano v. American Fidelity Fire Insurance

Decided May 7, 1957. Martin M. Frank wrote the opinion for the court.

3 A.D.2d 564 · Cited 91 times

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• Bazar v. Great American Indemnity Co. · 306 N.Y. 481
• Weatherwax v. Royal Indemnity Co. · 165 N.E. 293
• Coleman v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. · 160 N.E. 367
• Rushing v. Commercial Casualty Insurance · 167 N.E. 450
• Jackson v. Citizens Casualty Co. · 14 N.E.2d 446
• Employers' Liability Assurance Corp. v. Perkins · 181 A. 436
• New Jersey Fidelity & Plate Glass Ins. Co. v. Love · 43 F.2d 82
• Brustein v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. · 174 N.E. 304
• Greenwich Bank v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co. of Hartford · 164 N.E. 876
• Rochon v. Preferred Accident Insurance · 171 A. 429
• Seltzer v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America · 169 N.E. 403
• Devitt v. Continental Casualty Co. · 199 N.E. 765
• Tennant v. Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance · 286 A.D. 117
• Ohrbach v. Preferred Accident Insurance · 227 A.D. 311
• American Surety Co. v. Sutherland · 35 F. Supp. 353
• Vechery v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Ins. Co. · 121 A.2d 681
• Berg v. Associated Employers Etc. Exch. · 279 P. 627

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