Legal Opinion
Government Employees Insurance v. Employers Commercial Union Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 10, 1975PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
There is a statutory loophole in New York’s compulsory auto liability insurance scheme. It opens wide in this case where a car owner is not the "named insured” on the policy covering his car.
Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) issued an auto liability policy to Nicholas Risucci. His son Andrew, while living in Florida, had a previous GEICO policy for his own Volkswagen. When Andrew returned to live with his father in New York, GEICO simply added his car to his father’s policy, which designated only the father as the "named insured”. While the son’s car was listed as a vehicle…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Capra v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Perez v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
- Providence Washington Insurance v. Security Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Capra v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- Murry v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
3Cited by3 opinions
- Country-Wide Insurance v. WagonerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Government Employees Insurance v. Employers Commercial Union InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1976
- Nassau Insurance v. LucasNew York Supreme Court · 1979