Legal Opinion
Sukup v. State of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 16, 1967No. Claim 37497PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
A liability has been imposed on an insurance carrier for the legal expenses incurred by the insured in litigating with the carrier the question of coverage under a workmen’s compensation policy. Liability has been grounded on a finding by the Court of Claims, affirmed at the Appellate Division, that the carrier’s disavowal of responsibility under its policy was not made in good faith.
The claimant Sukup is the insured; the carrier is the State Insurance Fund for whose liabilities the State is responsible; and, accordingly, the claim against it is prosecuted in the Court of Claims.
The Court of…
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- Heath v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
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