Legal Opinion

Fonda v. First Pioneer Farm Credit

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

Decided July 7, 2011PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGarry, J.

Defendant is a mortgagee for plaintiffs’ dairy farm in the Town of Lisbon, St. Lawrence County. As required by the mortgage, plaintiffs carried fire insurance that named defendant as the insured. In August 2004, a fire on the property killed livestock and damaged or destroyed several farm buildings. The insurer issued payment jointly to defendant and plaintiff Philip D. Fonda for insurance proceeds of $223,000. Plaintiffs requested that defendant release the funds to be used for repairs and equipment purchases, but the parties disagreed as to how the funds should be used, and defendant…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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  2. O'Connor v. SleasmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
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  4. IBM Credit Financing Corp. v. Mazda Motor Manufacturing (USA) Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
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3Cited by9 opinions

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