Legal Opinion
Russo v. Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and motion granted. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying the motion of Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company and New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (defendants) for an order quashing the subpoena served on defendants’ expert directing him to appear for a deposition and for a protective order precluding his deposition. Contrary to the court’s determination, the fact that defendants originally hired the expert to investigate plaintiffs’ fire insurance claim rather than to provide expert testimony at trial neither deprives him of…
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