Legal Opinion
Dimmick v. New York Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'n
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 9, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*603The defendant issued a policy of insurance which, among other things, insured the plaintiffs covered property against loss from fire. The policy contained a provision that an action against the defendant had to be commenced within two years of the date of loss. The plaintiffs property allegedly sustained fire damage on July 11, 1999. The plaintiff, however, failed to commence this action until July 31, 2001, by the filing of a summons with notice.
Parties to a contract may agree to limit the period of time within which an action must be commenced to a shorter period than that provided by the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Minichello v. Northern Assurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Incorporated Village of Saltaire v. ZagataAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Neary v. Nationwide Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Schachter v. Royal Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Halim v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Snyder v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
- Malik v. Advanced Protection Services, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014