Legal Opinion
Reliance Insurance v. Polyvision Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 17, 2007No. docket No. 06-1717-CVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Reliance Insurance Company (“RIC”), a Pennsylvania insurance company now in liquidation, appeals from Judge Wexler’s dismissal of its claims against PolyVision Corporation (“PolyVision”). RIC con-cededly brought the claim after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. However, it argues that because an identical action had been timely brought in New York state court by Reliance Insurance Company of New York (“RNY”) — a company whose relation to RIC is in dispute— RIC should be given the benefit of New York’s. savings statute, N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 205(a)…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Reliance Insurance Company v. Polyvision CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007