Interested Underwriters at Lloyds v. Associated Ceilings Corp.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered June 11, 1979, after bench trial, reversed, on the law, and the complaint dismissed, with costs. The suit is by an insurance carrier in subrogation. Plaintiff’s subrogor had operated a furniture store in which extensive water damage had occurred, allegedly by reason of negligent performance of a demolition job for the purpose of releasing space formerly occupied as a storage vault for use for other business purposes. As a result, it is claimed that a sprinkler system was disrupted. Whatever proof there was of plaintiff’s claim is found…