Warner v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance

This is an action instituted by the successful plaintiffs in prior negligence actions against the defendant carrier pursuant to the provisions of section 167 of *605the Insurance Law of this State. The primary actions were tried before this court and verdicts rendered in favor of the plaintiffs and against two of the named defendants, one of whom was a named insured.

The City of Utica is a municipality located in the County of Oneida, New York. As such it had adopted certain safety regulations or ordinances, particularly relating to pyrotechnical displays. The substance of those regulations was…