Hermitage Insurance v. Beer-Bros, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard F. Braun, J.

This is an action for a declaratory judgment that plaintiff Hermitage Insurance Company is not obligated to defend and indemnify defendants Beer-Bros, Inc. of NYC and Shawn Morgan in connection with the personal injury claims by defendant Catiana Mourino in an underlying action in Supreme Court, Kings County. Mourino, the plaintiff in the underlying action, contends that she was injured when Beer-Bros’ security person/bouncer, Morgan, tackled defendant Mark Petrisch into Mourino. Allegedly, Petrisch, who was intoxicated, was denied admission by Morgan…