Legal Opinion
Ruder & Finn Inc. v. Seaboard Surety Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1981PublishedCited by 263 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
Plaintiff Ruder & Finn, a public relations firm and the insured under a so-called “Libel Policy”,1 seeks to recover for the attorneys’ fees and disbursements it incurred in the successful defense of two suits which its insurer, defendant Seaboard Surety Company, disclaiming coverage, refüsed to defend. The issue boils down to whether the allegations of fact or legal theory in each of the two actions brought the claims they asserted sufficiently within the embrace of “defamation” or “unfair competition”, two of the kinds of claims against which the insuring…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- International Paper Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Goldberg v. Lumber Mutual Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Miller v. Continental InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by263 opinions
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- Fitzpatrick v. American Honda Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Lino Celle and Radio Mindanao Network Usa, Inc. v. Filipino Reporter Enterprises Inc. And Libertito PelayoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
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