Legal Opinion
National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh v. Xerox Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 3, 2006PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Charles E. Ramos, J.), entered January 5, 2005, which, to the extent appealed from, granted in part defendants’ motions to dismiss the complaint and denied plaintiffs motion to replead, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The cause of action alleging breach of a condition precedent contained in the binder issued to defendants was properly dismissed. The binder and the policy here were two distinct agreements (see Springer v Allstate Life Ins. Co. of N.Y., 94 NY2d 645, 651 [2000]; World Trade Ctr. Props. L.L.C. v Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 345 F3d 154, 166…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. The Stroh Companies, Inc. And the Stroh Brewery CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- (TAN) WORLD TRADE CENTER PROPERTIES, L.L.C., SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES, INC., SILVERSTEIN WTC MANAGEMENT CO., L.L.C., 1 WORLD TRADE CENTER, L.L.C., 2 WORLD TRADE CENTER, L.L.C., 4 WORLD TRADE CENTER, L.L.C., 5 WORLD TRADE CENTER, L.L.C., WESTFIELD WTC, L.L.C., WESTFIELD CORPORATION, INC., WESTFIELD AMERICA, INC., AND THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS-COUNTER-CLAIMANTS-COUNTER-DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS-CROSS-APPELLEES, UBS WARBURG REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS INC., WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2001-WTC, AND GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-COUNTER-CLAIMANTS-COUNTER-DEFENDANTS-CROSS-APPELLEES v. HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AND ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, COUNTER-DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES, ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO., COUNTER-DEFENDANT-APPELLEE-CROSS-APPELLANT, SR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INSURANCE CO., LTD., PLAINTIFF-COUNTER-DEFENDANT-INTERVENOR, ALLIANZ INSURANCE COMPANY, COPENHAGEN REINSURANCE CO., EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, GREAT LAKES REINSURANCE (UK) PLC., GULF INSURANCE COMPANY, HOUSTON CASUALTY CO., INDUSTRIAL RISK INSURERS, LEXINGTON INSURANCE CO., CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S OF LONDON, QBE INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE LIMITED, SWISS REINSURANCE CO. UK LTD., TIG INSURANCE CO., TOKIO MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE CO., TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE CO., WÜRTTEMBERGISCHE VERSICHERUNG AG AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO., COUNTER-DEFENDANTS. SR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INSURANCE CO., LTD., PLAINTIFF-COUNTER-DEFENDANT, WORLD TRADE CENTER PROPERTIES, L.L.C., SILVERSTEIN PROPERTIES, INC., SILVERSTEIN WTC MANAGEMENT CO. L.L.C., 1 WORLD TRADE CENTER, L.L.C., 2 WORLD TRADE CENTER, L.L.C., 4 WORLD TRADE CENTER, L.L.C., 5 WORLD TRADE CENTER, L.L.C., WESTFIELD WTC, L.L.C., WESTFIELD CORPORATION, INC., WESTFIELD AMERICA, INC., AND THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, DEFENDANTS-COUNTER-CLAIMANTS-APPELLANTS, UBS WARBURG REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS INC., WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC. MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2001-WTC, AND GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS-COUNTER-CLAIMANTS v. THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, COUNTER-DEFENDANT-APPELLEE, ALLIANZ INSURANCE COMPANY, COPENHAGEN REINSURANCE CO., EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, GREAT LAKES REINSURANCE (UK) PLC, GULF INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, HOUSTON CASUALTY CO., INDUSTRIAL RISK INSURERS, LEXINGTON INSURANCE CO., CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S OF LONDON, QBE INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE LIMITED, ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY, SWISS REINSURANCE CO. UK LTD., TIG INSURANCE CO., TOKIO MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE CO., TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE CO., WÜRTTEMBERGISCHE VERSICHERUNG AG, AND ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO., COUNTER-DEFENDANTSCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Fesseha v. TD Waterhouse Investor Services, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Springer v. Allstate Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2000
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