Carven Associates v. American Home Assurance Corp.

I dissent from the present memorandum decision.

History

On September 8, 1984, a crane collapsed at a construction site owned by plaintiffs in New York County. On September 24, 1986, just shortly before the limitations period expired, plaintiffs commenced a property damage action in New York County against their insurance carrier, defendant American Home Assurance Corporation (hereinafter "American Home”).1 On November 4, 1987, after American Home had impleaded the third-party defendants, plaintiffs’ action was consolidated with a personal injury action in the Supreme Court, Orange County which…