Legal Opinion
Amica Mutual Insurance v. Town of Vestal
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 18, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMercure, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Rose, J.), entered October 25, 1991 in Broome County, which granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
As the result of an unfortunate sequence of events, the home of plaintiff’s insured was completely destroyed by a natural gas explosion. During a storm on June 26, 1987, overhead high-voltage power lines, which were owned and maintained by defendant New York State Electric & Gas Company (hereinafter NYSEG), were severed and fell onto a speed limit sign which had been erected by defendant Town of Vestal in Broome…
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