Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Cote
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 18, 1994PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to stay arbitration, the *623appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Kassoff, J.), dated June 13, 1991, which granted the petitioner’s application for a permanent stay of arbitration.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is dismissed, and the parties are directed to proceed to arbitration.
It is well settled that an insurance carrier may not disclaim liability if it fails to give the injured party timely notice of the disclaimer "as soon as is reasonably possible” after it first learns of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hartford Insurance v. County of NassauNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re the Arbitration between Allcity Insurance & JimenezNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Kramer v. Interboro Mutual Indemnity InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Farmers Fire Insurance v. BrightonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance v. MarkowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
3Cited by8 opinions
- Wasserheit v. New York Central Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance v. PersaudAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Liberty Mutual Insurance v. McDonaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. CliftAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Interboro Mutual Indemnity Insurance v. RivasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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