Legal Opinion

North River Insurance v. Spain Oil Corp.

New York Supreme Court

Decided April 23, 1987PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Martin B. Stecher, J.

Plaintiff moves for summary judgment on its complaint (CPLR 3212). Defendants cross-move for summary judgment dismissing the complaint (CPLR 3212). The action is to recoup a portion of sums paid in settlement of an action brought against the third-party defendant, plaintiff’s assured and now subrogor.

On March 1, 1971, the third-party defendant, John Reilly, and the two corporate defendants entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire the yacht Kinsale. In the agreement prepared by Reilly, an attorney, Reilly was designated as the "Agent” for the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
  2. Sillman v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. Riviello v. WaldronNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Brick v. Cohn-Hall-Marx Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
  5. McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  3. Gonzalez v. Armac Industries, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
  4. Design Cast Stone System, Inc. v. Nab Construction Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Stahlex-Interhandel Trustee v. Western Union Financial Services Eastern Europe LimitedDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003

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