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Lawrence v. General Accident Assurance Corp.

192 N.Y. 568 Court N.Y. Decision date 1908-06-02 English

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Gustav T. Lawrence, Appellant, v. The General Accident Assurance Corporation, Limited, of Perth, Scotland, Respondent.

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Lawrence v. General Accident Assur. Corp., 124 App. Div. 545 . affirmed.
(Submitted May 19, 1908;
decided June 2, 1908.)
Appeal, by permission, from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial depart
p. 569
ment, entered March 23, 1908, which reversed an interlocutory judgment of the Municipal Court of tho city of New York overruling a demurrer to the complaint and sustained such demurrer in'an action to recover on a policy of indemnity insurance.
The following question was certified : “ Does the complaint state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action ? ”
Robert Godson for appellant.
Herrick C. Allen and Frank X. Sullivan for respondent.

Order affirmed, with costs, on authority of Cornell v. Travelers' Ins. Co. ( 175 N. Y. 239 ); question certified answered in the negative; no opinion.

Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, Vann, Werner, Willard Bartlett, Hiscock and Chase, JJ.

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