Shapiro v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

61 N.E.2d 745, 294 N.Y. 743, 1945 N.Y. LEXIS 943
CourtNew York Court of Appeals
DecidedApril 12, 1945
StatusPublished
Cited by6 cases

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Shapiro v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States, 61 N.E.2d 745, 294 N.Y. 743, 1945 N.Y. LEXIS 943 (N.Y. 1945).

Opinion

Order affirmed, with costs. Question certified answered in the negative. No opinion.

Concur: Lehman, Ch. J., Loughran, Desmond and Thacher, JJ. Lewis and Conway, JJ., dissent on the ground that the plaintiff who was serving a life sentence was “ civilly dead ” and did not have the legal capacity to sue. (Penal Law, § 511; Matter of Pallas, 291 N. Y. 692; Matter of Lindewall, 287 N. Y. 347; Green v. State of New York, 278 N. Y. 15; Avery v. Everett, 110 N. Y. 317.) Taking no part: Dye, J.

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