Greater New York Mutual Insurance v. United States Underwriters Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.H.O.), entered January 11, 2005, which denied defendant United States Underwriters Insurance Company’s motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) to dismiss the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion granted and the complaint dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.
It is well established that when interpreting an insurance contract, as with any written contract, the court must afford the unambiguous provisions of the policy their plain and ordinary meaning (United States Fid. & Guar. Co. v…
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