Legal Opinion
George Muhlstock & Co. v. American Home Assurance Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 15, 1986PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fein, J.
Plaintiff, a firm of accountants, was insured by defendant under an accountants’ liability policy. When plaintiff was made a defendant in a class action suit in Federal court, it called upon defendant to defend in that action. Defendant declined to do so. Plaintiff defended and then settled the class action. It brought this action against the insurer to recover the amounts paid in settlement of the class action, plus attorneys’ fees for the defense of that action.
Under the policy, the insurer agreed in pertinent part as follows:
"Accountants’ Professional Liability:…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- International Paper Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Goldberg v. Lumber Mutual Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Prashker v. United States Guarantee Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
- Hartol Products Corp. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- Sincoff v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Hugo Boss Fashions, Inc. & Hugo Boss Usa, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. Federal Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
- Dicola v. American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Ass'n (In Re Prudential Lines, Inc.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Avondale Industries, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Oates v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1993
- Recant v. HarwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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