Johnson v. Penn Mutual Life Insurance

Appeal from order of Supreme Court, New York County (Myriam Altman, J.) entered June 26, 1991, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and imposing sanctions in the form of attorneys’ fees against plaintiff deemed an appeal from the judgment of said court and Justice entered August 9, 1991, and that judgment is unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The complaint in the instant action was dismissed upon the ground that plaintiff was collaterally estopped from raising the issues asserted therein by virtue of a determination of the New York State Insurance…