Tower Insurance v. Amsterdam Apartments, LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*466Where an insurance policy mandates that notice of an occurrence be given to the insurer “as soon as practicable,” the insured’s failure to do so vitiates the insurance contract (see Great Canal Realty Corp. v Seneca Ins. Co., Inc., 5 NY3d 742, 743 [2005]; Argo Corp. v Greater N.Y. Mut. Ins. Co., 4 NY3d 332, 339 [2005]).
The insureds’ building superintendent’s knowledge of the accident and injuries is imputable to the appellant building owners (see Anglero v George Units, LLC, 61 AD3d 564, 565 [2009]). Appellants’ reference to the subject building manager’s statement in his affidavit that Ana…
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