Legal Opinion
American Transit Insurance v. Sartor
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 1, 2004PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Graffeo, J.
The issue in this case is whether Vehicle and Traffic Law § 370 obligates the insurer of a taxicab to satisfy a default judgment entered against its insureds where the insurer was never notified, as required by the terms of its commercial liability policy, that legal proceedings had been commenced by the injured party. We conclude that the statute does not obviate the insurer’s right to such notice and, therefore, the insurer is entitled to disclaim coverage under these circumstances.
Defendant Anthony Sartor was injured in March 2000 when a vehicle he was…
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