Ditch v. Hartford Fire Insurance

— Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: Plaintiff’s residence was damaged by fire in 1982. The insurer, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co., paid plaintiff $19,852.90 and withheld the sum of $3,503.45 until plaintiff could verify that he had substantially completed repairs. In 1985, plaintiff commenced an action against the insurer, alleging that it breached its obligations under the policy by refusing to pay any sum in excess of $23,356.35 and further alleging numerous acts of bad faith relating to the…