Legal Opinion
Cooney v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 8, 1954PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcCurn, P. J.
The defendant insurance company issued to the plaintiff its policy of insurance known as a Schedule Manufacturers’ and Contractors’ General Liability policy. This action is brought to recover the amount expended by the plaintiff in settlement of two actions brought against the plaintiff for personal injuries based upon negligence and for attorney’s fees necessarily incurred in the defense and settlement of said actions. The defendant refused to assume responsibility under its policy or to defend the actions upon the ground that such causes of action did not come within the coverage of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Birnbaum v. Jamestown Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Tonkin v. California Insurance Co. of San Francisco, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1945
- Berger Bros. Electric Motors, Inc. v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
- U. S. Sanitary Specialties Corp. v. Globe Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Whiteside v. Insurance Co. of PennsylvaniaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
3Cited by3 opinions
- Johnson v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghNew York Supreme Court · 1968
- State Automobile Insurance Ass'n v. KooimanDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1956
- Trepacz v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969