Legal Opinion
Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1996PublishedCited by 183 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine,. J.
Two questions are presented by this appeal. First, we are called upon to determine substantively what Statute of Limitations applies to a cause of action to recover payments of first-party benefits by respondent Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (MVAIC), against the insurer of a vehicle who denied no-fault coverage, and when the applicable period of limitations begins to run. Second, we are asked to determine the effect of the decision of appellant Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna) to initially raise its Statute of Limitations defense in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. NelsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re the Arbitration Between Furstenberg & Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
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