Legal Opinion

Morris v. Merchants Mutual Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 12, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied plaintiffs motion and defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment. The uncontroverted evidence establishes that defendant would not have issued a comprehensive general liability insurance policy for a roofing business and there is a question of fact whether plaintiff misrepresented to defendant’s agent that plaintiff’s newly-formed business would be principally engaged in carpentry work, rather than roofing. The record also does not establish whether the work in question was being performed by plaintiff’s…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Zappone v. Home InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  2. INA Underwriters Ins. Co. v. DH FORDE & CO., PCDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1985
  3. Holiday Point Realty Co. v. Kemper Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Taradena v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  2. Waskiewicz v. New York Central Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Meah v. A. Aleem Construction Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Meah v. A. Aleem Construction Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013

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