Sperling v. Great American Indemnity Co.

Decided March 24, 1960. Charles W. Froessel wrote the opinion for the court.

7 N.Y.2d 442 · Cited 66 times

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• Messersmith v. . American Fidelity Co. · 133 N.E. 432
• Coleman v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. · 160 N.E. 367
• Morgan v. Greater New York Taxpayers Mutual Insurance · 305 N.Y. 243
• Lumbermens Mut. Casualty Co. v. Pulsifer · 41 F. Supp. 249
• Taylor v. United States Casualty Co. · 199 N.E. 620
• Raleigh Associates, Inc. v. Henry · 302 N.Y. 467
• Wilson Sullivan Co. v. International Paper Makers Realty Corp. · 307 N.Y. 20
• Wenig v. Glens Falls Indemnity Co. · 61 N.E.2d 442
• Ætna Casualty & Surety Co. v. General Casualty Co. of America · 285 A.D. 767
• Devitt v. Continental Casualty Co. · 199 N.E. 765
• Block v. Standard Ins. Co. of N.Y. · 54 N.E.2d 821
• Weinberg & Holman, Inc. v. Providence Washington Insurance · 173 N.E. 556
• Davis v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange · 96 N.W.2d 760

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• Whaley v. Great American Insurance Company · 131 S.E.2d 491
• Eisenman v. HORNBERGER · 438 Pa. 46
• Gray v. International Service Insurance Company · 386 P.2d 249
• National-Ben Franklin Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, PA. v. Prather · 136 S.E.2d 499
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Novy · 437 N.E.2d 1338
• Navegacion Goya, S. A. v. Mutual Boiler & MacHinery Insurance · 411 F. Supp. 929
• Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance Exchange v. Feys · 205 F. Supp. 42
• Civil Service Employees Insurance Co. v. Roberts · 460 P.2d 48
• Stauffer Chemical Co. v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NO. AMER. · 372 F. Supp. 1303
• Continental Copper & Steel Industries, Inc. v. Johnson · 491 F. Supp. 360
• Victory Container Corp. v. Sphere Insurance · 448 F. Supp. 1043
• Breed v. Insurance Co. of North America · 46 N.Y.2d 351
• D'Arata v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance · 76 N.Y.2d 659
• Miller v. Continental Insurance · 40 N.Y.2d 675
• Jefferson Insurance v. Travelers Indemnity Co. · 703 N.E.2d 1221
• Cone v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance · 75 N.Y.2d 747
• Hartford Insurance v. Halt · 223 A.D.2d 204
• De Forte v. Allstate Insurance · 81 A.D.2d 465
• Allstate Insurance v. Rivera · 12 N.Y.3d 602
• VanMinos v. Merkley · 48 A.D.2d 281
• Country-Wide Insurance v. Wagoner · 57 A.D.2d 498

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