Legal Opinion
Polizzi Meats, Inc. v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 2, 1996No. Civil Action 93-4271PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORLOFSKY, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Polizzi Meats, Inc. (“PMI”), filed this action against Aetna Life and Casualty Company (“Aetna”), seeking a declaratory judgment that PMI was covered for losses arising out of a fire at its place of business, under a policy of insurance issued by Aetna. 1 Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship and an amount in controversy in excess of $50,000.00, exclusive of interest and costs. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
The parties have filed the following motions: (1) Aetna has moved for partial summary judgment on PMI’s claims for bad faith damages and/or…
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