Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1980

Travelers Insurance v. Spadaccini

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided February 11, 1980

103 Misc. 2d 928; 431 N.Y.S.2d 609; 1980 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2223

Counsel

APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL, Mandell & Mandell (Mark J. Mandell of counsel), for appellants. McLaughlin, Simone & Lawlor (James A. Magee of counsel), for Travelers Insurance Company, respondent. Kurzman, Karelsen & Frank for Beatrice Andacht, respondent.

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Appeal dismissed, without costs.

No appeal lies from a decision (Rothman v Rothman, 38 AD2d 760). However, were the appeal properly before us, we would affirm.

The proceeds of the life insurance policy are not subject to encumbrance or legal process inasmuch as said proceeds were left with the insurance company under an optional income provision pursuant to the directions of the insured, and the insurance policy provided that such proceeds shall be exempt from the claims of all creditors (see EPTL 7-1.5, subd [a], par [2]). We note that there was no claim that the loan was for the purpose of purchasing necessaries. Consequently, no hearing was required to determine whether the exception for necessaries set forth in EPTL 7-1.5 (subd [a], par [2]) applies.

Concur: Buschmann, P. J., Hirsch and Jones, JJ.

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