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United Food Service, Inc. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.

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

Decided March 11, 1993PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Crew III, J.

In November 1990 plaintiff Dennis Gagnon, vice-president of sales of plaintiff United Food Service, Inc. (hereinafter United), formerly known as Crisafulli Brothers Italian Grocers, Inc., and a member of United’s board of directors, attended an out-of-town business seminar. After Gagnon attended a morning meeting at the seminar, he returned to his hotel room during a break and prepared to check out; in the *76course of doing so, Gagnon raised his garment bag and inadvertently hit a sprinkler head on the hotel room wall, thereby releasing a substantial quantity of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Seaboard Surety Co. v. Gillette Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Government Employees Insurance v. KliglerNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Home Insurance v. AurigemmaNew York Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Bretton v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  5. Bretton v. Mutual of Omaha InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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