Long Island Ski Center, Inc. v. Hartford Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover *369upon a policy of fire insurance, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Corso, J.), entered May 21, 1984, which was in favor of the plaintiff and against it in the principal sum of $150,000.
Judgment affirmed, with costs.
Subsequent to a fire at the plaintiff’s business premises, the plaintiff submitted a claim and proof of loss for damage to its personal property, seeking the policy’s $150,000 limit of liability. The defendant commenced an investigation and, after concluding that the fire was started by arson, refused to make payment…
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- Rossi v. Hartford Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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