Morley Maples, Inc. v. Dryden Mutual Insurance

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Demarest, J.), entered August 21, 2014 in St. Lawrence County, which denied plaintiff’s motion for, among other things, partial summary judgment.

Plaintiffs restaurant burned down in the early morning hours of May 9, 2010. Defendant had previously issued plaintiff a multi-peril insurance policy, including coverage for the building and restaurant business arising from fire damage. Plaintiff filed a claim under this policy. Defendant denied the claim on the theory that the fire had been intentionally set by the husband of plaintiff’s sole shareholder.…