Prestige Decorating & Wallcovering, Inc. v. United States Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
It is undisputed that Swig’s liability under the indemnity agreement extends to payments made to subcontractors working on the Beekman Project, as well as payments made to those subcontractors (Prestige Decorating and Wallcovering, Pace Plumbing Corp., P & H Supply Co. and A.D. Winston Corp.) who were the primary plaintiffs. These additional claims were thus properly included within the ambit of USFIC’s rights against Swig (see George Cohen Agency v Donald S. Perlman Agency, 51 NY2d 358, 364-365 [1980]).
New York courts have held that pursuant to an indemnity agreement such as that signed by…
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