Legal Opinion
Halim v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 25, 2006PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for breach of an insurance contract, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Agate, J.), dated July 14, 2005, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The defendant sustained its initial burden of demonstrating its entitlement to summary judgment by presenting evidence that the action was commenced after the two-year limitations *711period contained in the plaintiffs homeowners insurance policy had expired (see Schachter v Royal Ins. Co. of Am.,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gilbert Frank Corp. v. Federal InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Minichello v. Northern Assurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Neary v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Schachter v. Royal Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Don's Corp. v. Commercial Union Insurance CompaniesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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