Smith v. Providence Washington Insurance

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered July 30, 1975 in Albany County, which granted plaintiffs’ motion for an order of protection with respect to the production of appraisal reports, books and records (including income tax returns for calendar years 1971, 1972 and 1973) contained in defendants’ notice of examination before trial. The underlying action seeks recovery upon policies of fire insurance issued by defendant insurance companies for damages sustained by plaintiffs when a building owned by them was destroyed by fire on February 22, 1973. Plaintiffs were…