Samhammer v. Home Mutual Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harvey, J.
On this appeal, we are asked to determine whether a State Police hearing board determination that one of its officers intentionally set fires in his house entitles the insurer of the house to collaterally estop the officer and his wife from collecting insurance proceeds for the damage caused to the house by the fires. The residence of plaintiffs, Norman B. and Carol S. Samhammer, was severely damaged by two separate fires which occurred on July 12, 1981 and a third fire on July 29, 1981. After plaintiffs’ proof of loss was disclaimed by defendants, plaintiffs…
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