Morel v. Crimaldi

—Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Gerald Esposito, J.), entered July 3, 1997, which denied the motion by the insurer defendants (GEICO et al.) for summary judgment, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted, and the complaint dismissed as against those defendants. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment in favor of defendants-appellants dismissing the complaint as against them.

Defendant GEICO’s insured suffered the theft of a black, 1986 Chevrolet station wagon in 1990. GEICO paid the claim and thereby acquired title to the missing vehicle. It next surfaced in…