225 East 57th Street Owners, Inc. v. Greater New York Mutual Insurance

Order and judgment (one paper) Supreme Court, New York County (Myriam J. Altman, J.), entered September 19, 1991, which, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment declaring that defendant is obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of plaintiff’s chosen counsel in another action, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

There exists a genuine conflict of interest between defendant insurer and plaintiff insured arising from defendant’s claim that plaintiff’s conduct, forming the basis of the other action, may have been intentional and, thus, outside the scope of the stated…