Garnar v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance

In an action to recover damages for breach of contract, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Cozzens, Jr., J.), entered December 12, 2011, which denied its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The plaintiffs alleged that, in February 2010, they discovered that a large quantity of oil had been deposited by unknown persons into the basement of their home. The plaintiffs’ home is heated by natural gas. The plaintiffs filed a claim under an insurance policy issued by the defendant. The defendant…