Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Nutmeg Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 10, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Williams, J.H.O.), entered September 4, 1997 in Sullivan County, which awarded a reduced counsel fee to plaintiffs.
In a prior appeal (204 AD2d 833, lv dismissed 84 NY2d 1027), we found that defendant was obliged to defend and indemnify plaintiffs pursuant to a certain policy of public entity liability insurance against claims in an underlying Federal action. Having found that plaintiffs were entitled to a defense “by an attorney of their own choosing with all reasonable fees to be paid by defendant” {id., at 835), this appeal addresses the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- O'Brien v. O'BrienNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Shrauger v. ShraugerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart v. Albany Steel, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Curtis v. Nutmeg InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Hinman v. Jay's Village Chevrolet, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
3Cited by5 opinions
- Harrington Haley LLP v. Nutmeg InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1999
- Hayes v. Ontario Plastics, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- Nutmeg Insurance v. RosenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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