Legal Opinion
Gellerman v. Allstate Insurance
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 9, 1984Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ira B. Harkavy, J.
You get what you pay for!
Plaintiff, Lillian Gellerman, commenced this action against Allstate Insurance Company to recover for damages sustained due to a broken water pipe. Plaintiff had purchased an Allstate standard homeowners’ insurance policy for a period commencing September 17, 1980, which was thereafter renewed for a period from September 19, 1981 through September 18, 1982.
On January 4, 1982, a pipe inside the wall of the second floor bathroom burst, causing water to flow through the second floor bathroom, first floor bathroom and the cellar.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Darrow v. . Family Fund SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Goldner v. Otsego Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
- Casden v. Monarch Life Insurance, New York County Courts1965
- Bienenstock v. Federal InsuranceCivil Court of the City of New York · 1973