Demyan's Hofbrau, Inc. v. INA Underwriters Insurance

DECISION

MILTON POLLACK, District Judge.

FINDINGS AND OPINION

In the early morning of January 8, 1980, a three-alarm fire partially damaged the four story, 100 year-old building which, for more than 20 years, had housed Demyan’s Hofbrau, a public restaurant, catering establishment and bar in Staten Island. Previously, the premises were used as a brewery. After the fire, plaintiff demolished the Hofbrau building and discontinued in the restaurant business.

Plaintiff Demyan’s Hofbrau, Inc., which operated the Hofbrau, is a New York corporation and was owned in equal parts by two brothers, John and…