Fortunoff Silver Sales, Inc. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

— In an action to recover on a policy of insurance, the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County *881(Pantano, J.), dated December 3, 1981, which dismissed the complaint at the end of the plaintiffs’ case, at a jury trial. Judgment reversed, on the law, and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. On April 25, 1971 defendant Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford) and plaintiffs (hereinafter to be referred to collectively as Fortunoff) entered into a contract of insurance, which provided Fortunoff with protection from, inter alla, loss by reason…