Legal Opinion
Hartford Fire Insurance v. Advocate
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 24, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kunzeman, J.
The main question presented on this appeal is whether an insurance company, which has paid an innocent partnership the proceeds of fire insurance policy for damages sustained in a fire which was intentionally set by a member of the partnership for personal reasons, may then seek subroga*22tion from the offending partner. Under the circumstances of this case, we answer that question in the affirmative and find that the Supreme Court properly granted the plaintiff insurance company’s motion for summary judgment.
On July 5, 1983, the plaintiff Hartford Insurance…
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- Howell v. Ohio Casualty Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
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