Legal Opinion

Gerling Global Reinsurance Corp. v. Home Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 17, 2002PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Sullivan, J.

This appeal — from the grant of defendant’s motion to compel arbitration and stay this action seeking the recovery of approximately $3.1 million — presents the issue of whether a reinsurer’s claim in equity for restitution of monies had and received, mistakenly paid by the reinsurer, comes within the scope of an arbitration clause limited to disputes involving the interpretation of the reinsurance contracts.

Defendant, The Home Insurance Company, issued three successive excess insurance policies (first policy: $5 million, 1962-1965; second policy: $5 million,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Louis Dreyfus Negoce S.A. v. Blystad Shipping & Trading Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  4. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. v. LuckieNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. Smith Barney Shearson Inc. v. SacharowNew York Court of Appeals · 1997

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. Zachariou v. ManiosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
  4. Eiseman Levine Lehrhaupt & Kakoyiannis, P.C. v. Torino Jewelers, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  5. In re the Arbitration between Ayco Co. & WaltonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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