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Durant v. North Country Adirondack Cooperative Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 29, 2005PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Demarest, J.), entered December 27, 2004 in Franklin County, upon a decision of the court in favor of defendant North Country Adirondack Cooperative Insurance Company.

In August 1989, defendant Wayne Ashley caught his foot in a corn chopper at plaintiffs’ farm, requiring the amputation of his leg below the knee. Ashley commenced a negligence action against plaintiffs in 1992, alleging that his injuries occurred while he was “assisting” plaintiff Robert Durant (hereinafter plaintiff) in the repair of the chopper. Plaintiffs’ insurer, defendant North…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  4. Town of Massena v. Healthcare Underwriters Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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