Ward v. Accordino

OPINION OF THE COURT

Frank R. Bayger, J.

The primary issue presented by these actions concerns an insurer’s obligation to defend and indemnify an insured driver against a joint tort-feasor’s claim for an apportionment of damages and contribution with respect to injuries sustained by the insured’s spouse. Both actions relate to a December 8, *7471973 automobile accident at the Town of Royalton, New York, involving vehicles owned by Burnell Ward and Elizabeth Accordino and operated by Daniel Ward and Phillip Accordino, respectively. Mrs. Accordino was insured by the third-party defendant, the…