Legal Opinion
Public Service Mutual Insurance v. Goldfarb
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1981PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jasen, J.
The question before us is whether a policy of profes sional liability insurance issued by plaintiff affords coverage to a dentist in a civil suit commenced by a former patient grounded upon an act of sexual abuse alleged to have occurred in the course of dental treatment.
Plaintiff Public Service Mutual Insurance Company, a multiline insurer, issued a “Dentist’s Professional Liability Policy” to the Dental Society of the State of New York. Defendant, Saul Goldfarb, a member of the society, obtained coverage under that policy. Defendant Jacqueline P. Schwartz is a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Miller v. Continental InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Village of HempsteadNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Utica Mutual Insurance v. CherryNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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