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Goldstein v. Connecticut General Life Insurance

273 N.Y. 578 Court N.Y. Decision date 1937-03-09 English

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p. 578
Abraham Goldstein, Respondent, v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Appellant. Abraham Goldstein, Respondent, v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Appellant. Abraham Goldstein, Respondent, v. Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, Appellant.
Argued January 19, 1937;
decided March 9, 1937.
p. 579
John Bright and Abram F. Servin for appellants.
William B. Crowell, Harry Cole Bates, Allan E. Brosmith and Louis H. Cooke for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company et al., amici curiæ.
Isadore Rothenberg for respondent.

The evidence shows that the insured was permanently and totally disabled as defined in the policies. It is, therefore, unnecessary to determine whether the definition formulated by the courts below accurately explained the language of the policies.

The judgments should be affirmed, with one bill of costs.

Crane, Ch. J., Lehman, O’Brien, Hubbs, Loughran, Finch and Rippey, JJ., concur.

Judgments affirmed.