Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Long
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 11, 1981PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: Special Term properly determined that the carrier has a duty to defend its insured in the pending lawsuit (see Utica Mut. Ins. Co. v Cherry, 38 NY2d 735, affg 45 AD2d 350; United States Fid. & Guar. Co. v Copfer, 63 AD2d 847, affd 48 NY2d 871) and awarded the insured attorney’s fees for defending against the carrier’s action for declaratory judgment (Johnson v General Mut. Ins. Co., 24 NY2d 42, 50; Glens Falls Ins. Co. v United States Fire Ins. Co., 41 AD2d 869, affd on mem below…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Prashker v. United States Guarantee Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Public Service Mutual Insurance v. GoldfarbNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Johnson v. General Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- Utica Mutual Insurance v. CherryNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- United States & Fidelity Guaranty Co. v. CopferNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by3 opinions
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