Legal Opinion
Torian v. Reliance Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 28, 1991PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMikoll, J.
Appeal from an order and judgment of the Supreme Court (Kahn, J.), entered September 6, 1989 in Albany County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of defendants.
Plaintiff sought to recover from defendants for damages sustained to his office building and its contents due to a fire which occurred on March 13, 1987. Defendants rejected plaintiff’s claim on the ground that he had willfully concealed or misrepresented material facts and had increased the fire hazard by means within his control in violation of the insurance policies, thus voiding defendants’ coverage. Following a jury trial, a verdict…
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- Home Insurance of Indiana v. KarantonisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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