Legal Opinion
Nationwide Insurance v. Ohrablo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 18, 1997PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to stay arbitration of an underinsured motorist claim, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (O’Brien, J.), dated August 28, 1995, which granted the petition unless the appellant acknowledged that the available underinsured motorist benefits of $25,000 were subject to an offset in the amount of $20,000.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The offset provision relied upon by the petitioner insurance carrier is enforceable because the policy contains a "single, combined * * * limit of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Matter of Allstate Ins. Co.(stolarz-Njm)New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- United Community Insurance v. MucatelNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- In re the Arbitration between Nationwide Insurance & WinnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Lotito v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. CorizzoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commerce & Industry Insurance v. WeberAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Nationwide Insurance v. KuchtaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. DamaskinosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Enser v. New York Central Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. StaltareAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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