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HUBBELL v. TRANS WORLD LIFE INS. CO. OF NEW YORK

50 N.Y.2d 899 (1980)

Ruth Hubbell, Individually and as Executrix of Samuel N. Hubbell, Deceased, Appellant, v. Trans World Life Insurance Company of New York, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 10, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valentine A. Meehan, Marvin Malin and Thomas J. Craig, Jr., for appellant.

Albert D. Jordan, Mitchell J. Geller and Robert M. Kerrigan for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

Plaintiff seeks recovery for compensatory and punitive damages for defendant insurer's alleged bad faith and unlawful conduct in dealing with her claim under her deceased husband's insurance policy. So much of the complaint as seeks compensatory damages is barred by the doctrine of res judicata. There is nothing to indicate the...

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