Legal Opinion

Weiss v. Allstate Insurance

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

Decided March 14, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

*1252Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging, inter alia, that Allstate Insurance Company (defendant) improperly disclaimed insurance coverage for fire damage to plaintiffs’ property. Supreme Court properly granted that part of defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the first cause of action. As a preliminary matter, we conclude that the term “business,” defined in the insurance policy as “any full or part-time activity of any kind engaged in for economic gain including the use of any part of any premises for such purposes,” is not ambiguous with respect to the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. GiancontieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  3. Pepper v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  4. Showler v. American Manufacturers Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Bragin v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997

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