Legal Opinion
North Star Reinsurance Corp. v. Continental Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 16, 1993PublishedCited by 180 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
These cases, which originated as damages claims for employees’ work site injuries, are today solely contests among insurance carriers over which insurance policy should bear the loss. The novel issue presented is whether this Court will recognize the doctrine of "preindemnification” asserted by insurers for the employer-contractors (the primary wrongdoers) to put the insurance coverage of the construction site owners (who are only vicariously liable) ahead of their own insurance. Having procured the separate insurance for the owners, as required by their…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Rocovich v. Consolidated Edison Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Pennsylvania General Insurance v. Austin Powder Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Kinney v. G. W. Lisk Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Michigan Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Bay Ridge Air Rights, Inc. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by180 opinions
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- Jefferson Insurance v. Travelers Indemnity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Twin City Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Jones Lang Wootton USA v. LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRaeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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