Legal Opinion

Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance v. Carpenter

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 29, 1996PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—White, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Dier, J.), entered December 12, 1994 in Washington County, which, inter alia, granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and declared that plaintiff was not obligated to defend or indemnify defendant Paul T. Carpenter in an underlying action brought by defendant Theodore T. Brown.

On June 27, 1992, defendant Paul T. Carpenter and his wife, who had been experiencing marital difficulties, spent the afternoon at a graduation party where Carpenter consumed a quantity of alcoholic beverages. Later in the day, although Carpenter indicated…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Seaboard Surety Co. v. Gillette Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. International Paper Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. A. Meyers & Sons Corp. v. Zurich American Insurance GroupNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Colon v. Aetna Life & Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. First State Insurance v. J & S United Amusement Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1986

3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Pistolesi v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Robbins v. Michigan Millers Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  3. Jubin v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. Gibbs v. CNA InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Smith v. New York Central Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API