Case Name: Ann Chisom, Appellant, v. Columbia Mutual Life Insurance Co., Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2012-12-27
Citations: 101 A.D.3d 656
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ann Chisom, Appellant, v Columbia Mutual Life Insurance Co., Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 101
Pages: 656–656

Head Matter:
Ann Chisom, Appellant, v Columbia Mutual Life Insurance Co., Respondent.
[955 NYS2d 875]

Opinion:
Defendant demonstrated that it paid plaintiff the full benefit of her late husband's life insurance policy and that therefore there was no breach of contract. We reject plaintiffs attempt to assert a cause of action for tortious conduct based on defendant's initial conclusion that the policy had lapsed and its ensuing, very brief, investigation, which resulted in the issuance of a check to plaintiff (see Royal Indem. Co. v Salomon Smith Barney, 308 AD2d 349 [1st Dept 2003]).
We have considered plaintiffs remaining arguments and find them unavailing. Concur — Mazzarelli, J.P., Moskowitz, De-Grasse, Manzanet-Daniels and Clark, JJ.