MORTON v. MARYLAND CAS. CO.


4 N.Y.2d 488 (1958)

Donald Morton, Appellant, v. Maryland Casualty Company, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 25, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph N. Friedman, Beatrice Rothaus and Harry H. Lipsig for appellant.

William F. McNulty for respondent.

James B. Donovan, Theodore Hetzler, Jr., DeRoy C. Thomas and Patrick J. Hughes for Association of Casualty and Surety Companies and others, amici curiæ, in support of respondent's position.

Chief Judge CONWAY and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE concur.


DESMOND, J.

Plaintiff, a resident of New York State who suffered personal injuries in an automobile accident in Louisiana, brought, to recover his damages, this suit in the Supreme Court of this State against defendant Maryland Casualty Company which had issued in Louisiana a liability insurance policy covering the automobile in which plaintiff was a passenger when injured.

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