Legal Opinion
Travelers Insurance v. Nory Construction Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Francis A. Affronti, J.
Plaintiff, Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers), commenced this subrogation action to recoup from defendant, Nory Construction Co., Inc. (Nory), all but $1,000,000 of $3,583,037.37 it paid to satisfy a judgment obtained against its insured, the State of New York, in an action resulting from a construction accident. Travelers maintains that it is entitled to common-law indemnification from Nory, who was allegedly entirely at fault in causing said accident, such indemnification to include the amount Travelers paid in excess of its $1,000,000 policy…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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