Sagristano v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States

In a class action pursuant to CPLR article 9 to recover damages for breach of contract and fraud, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gerard, J.), dated July 24, 1985, which granted the defendant insurer’s motion for a protective order to the extent of striking item No. 3 of the plaintiff’s notice for discovery and inspection and limiting disclosure as to the remaining items to policyholders in New York State whose insurance policies were amended without notice so as to reduce coverage for nursing services from 80% to 50%.

Ordered that the order is…