DiDonna v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover benefits under an automobile insurance policy, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gerard, J.), dated February 6, 1998, which granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.
The plaintiff commenced the instant action to recover first-party benefits under an insurance policy issued by the defendant carrier after her leased vehicle was stolen. The defendant…
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