Leidesdorf v. Fireman's Fund Insurance

OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

Plaintiff Arthur Leidesdorf insured his art collection against risks of loss or damage through insurance contracts issued by the four defendant companies. In the early part of 1978 Leidesdorf sought payment from the insurance companies, based upon his allegation that a large part' of his collection had been converted by Alan Baer, who had been employed by plaintiff to catalogue and photograph his collection and to advise plaintiff with respect to his collection. Nonetheless, based on an investigation by an independent adjuster, the four companies deemed…