Legal Opinion
Tops Markets, Inc. v. Maryland Casualty
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 30, 1999No. Appeal No. 2PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied, cross motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: In 1987 plaintiff, Tops Markets, Inc. (Tops), contracted with Broadcast International (BI) to provide background music in plaintiff’s facility. BI was required to obtain liability insurance naming plaintiff as an additional insured. It did so on its policy with defendant, Maryland Casualty (Maryland). Tops also had its own liability insurance with Royal Insurance (Royal). In 1988 an employee of BI was injured at a Tops facility and sued Tops. Royal tendered the…
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