Sincoff v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance

Decided June 12, 1962. Sydney Francis Foster wrote the opinion for the court.

11 N.Y.2d 386 · Cited 109 times

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• Birnbaum v. Jamestown Mutual Insurance · 83 N.E.2d 128
• Silverstein v. . Commercial Casualty Ins. Co. · 143 N.E. 231
• D'Agostino Excavators, Inc. v. Globe Indemnity Co. · 7 A.D.2d 483

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