Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Twin City Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Sullivan, J.
The issue on appeal is whether a liability insurer’s 20-month predisclaimer defense of an insured without a reservation of rights is sufficient, without any further showing, to support a rejection, on the basis of equitable estoppel, of the insurer’s disclaimer.
Defendant Twin City Fire Insurance Company issued a general liability insurance policy to defendant Jones Apparel Group, the parent company of Polo Jeans Company, for the period April 1, 1999 to April 1, 2000. The coverage question presented by this declaratory judgment action arises in the context of an…
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