Legal Opinion
McCarthy v. Nova Casualty Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 22, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCardona, P. J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Tait, Jr., J.), entered June 3, 1996 in Madison County, which, inter alia, granted defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment.
In June 1995, Donald Thompson and Joy Thompson commenced an action against plaintiff, a contractor, seeking to recover for property damage they had sustained as a result of plaintiff’s installation of a new roof on their home in 1992. During the roofing project, plaintiff’s business was insured under a contractor’s special liability policy issued by defendant. The policy specifically required that defendant be "promptly”…
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- Bauer v. Whispering Hills AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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