Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1941

Bressler v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Bressler v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 15, 1941
263 A.D. 835; 31 N.Y.S.2d 695; 1941 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5192
Bressler v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Opinion of the Court

Action to recover accidental death benefits under a policy ■ of insurance issued by the defendant on the life of plaintiff’s deceased husband. The face amount of the policy was paid and liability was denied for accidental benefits. Judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant reversed on the law and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. It was reversible error to receive the proof as to the action taken by another insurance company on its policy of insurance. Error was also committed in the charge in relation to the inferences that might be drawn from such proof. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Carswell, Johnston and Adel, JJ., concur.

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