Country-Wide Insurance v. Rodriguez

55 N.Y.2d 162 (1982)

Country-Wide Insurance Company, Appellant,

v.

Nieves Rodriguez, an Infant by Rosa Rodriguez, Her Mother and Natural Guardian, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued January 5, 1982.

Decided February 18, 1982.

Bernard Samuels and Eric M. Alderman for appellant.

Seymour Berkowitz and Richard Godosky for respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges GABRIELLI and WACHTLER concur with Judge FUCHSBERG; Judge MEYER dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion in which Judge JASEN concurs; Judge JONES taking no part.

FUCHSBERG, J.

This appeal calls upon…