Legal Opinion
Government Employees Insurance v. Employers Commercial Union Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 24, 1976PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
The problem here arose when a father who held a Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) policy in his name alone on both his own car, as well as his son’s, declined to renew the coverage on his son’s car. But, the son was never notified of the nonrenewal, and a few months later, the son had an accident with his own car.
In order for a nonrenewal to be effective, the insurer must notify "the named insured.” Was the son named insured as to *133his own car, or was the father the sole "named insured” as to that car?
In our memorandum decision (84 Misc 2d 946), we concluded that GEICO had…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Allstate Insurance v. SullamNew York Supreme Court · 1973
- Government Employees Insurance v. Employers Commercial Union InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
- Hansen v. U.S.A.A. Casualty InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1980
- American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania v. Nordic Leasing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania v. Nordic Leasing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Hansen v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1980