Legal Opinion
Mostow v. State Farm Ins. Cos.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1996PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Titone, J.
The question presented is whether the terms of a policy of insurance providing that the $100,000 per person policy limit "is the amount of coverage for all damages due to bodily injury to one person” and that the $300,000 limits of liability for " 'Each Accident’ is the total amount of coverage for all damages due to bodily injury to two or more persons in the same accident” are ambiguous. Because the policy may be reasonably construed as both limiting recovery to $100,000 per person or alternatively as permitting the full $300,000 policy limits to be apportioned…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. AnnunziataNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Hartol Products Corp. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Ace Wire & Cable Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Buckner v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- United Community Insurance v. MucatelNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
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3Cited by105 opinions
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