TERPSTRA v. NIAGARA FIRE INS. CO.


26 N.Y.2d 70 (1970)

Clarence Terpstra, Appellant, v. Niagara Fire Insurance Company et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 14, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George H. Rosen and William C. Rosen for appellant.

Warner M. Bouck and Francis J. Holloway for respondents.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL and JASEN concur.


GIBSON, J.

In an action to recover on fire insurance policies, the defendant insurers have had judgment upon a verdict of no cause of action. There was a unanimous affirmance at the Appellate Division and appeal is taken by our leave.

The primary issue submitted on appeal is evidentiary in nature and one of first impression, presenting, as it does, the question whether, in a civil action such as this,...

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