Ansonia Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Public Service Mutual Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Rubin, J.
This case raises questions of public policy, as defendant insurance companies contend. But the prohibition against reimbursement for punitive damages, upon which they rely, is not one of the policy considerations implicated (Home Ins. Co. v American Home Prods. Corp., 75 NY2d 196, 200).
Defendant Public Service Mutual Insurance Company issued a general commercial liability insurance policy in the amount of $1 million to plaintiff Ansonia Associates. Defendant Federal Insurance Company, the excess liability carrier, issued coverage in the amount of $20 million. The…
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