Legal Opinion
Planet Insurance v. Bright Bay Classic Vehicles, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1990PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*397OPINION OF THE COURT
Hancock, Jr., J.
We must decide whether a liability insurer under a fleet insurance policy covering rental automobiles leased for less than 12 months can properly disclaim coverage for an accident involving one of the rental cars which was leased for 24 months. This is the determinative question in the two declaratory judgment actions before us — one brought by the injured plaintiff and one by the insurance company. The Appellate Division, reversing Supreme Court, held that the insurance company was under no obligation to defend or indemnify because the 24-month rental term…
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