Whitfield v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Arthur F. Engoron, J.

*429In this small claims action, claimant Jason A. Whitfield, suing for $5,000, alleges that defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. issued him a policy of motor vehicle insurance that covered property damage; that his motor vehicle was accidentally destroyed by fire; that he filed a claim; and that defendant has refused to pay it. Defendant alleges that plaintiff intentionally set fire to his vehicle and impeded defendant’s investigation of the incident, thus vitiating any insurance coverage.

Defendant now moves to dismiss the case on the ground…