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Cumis Insurance Society, Inc. v. Tooke

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 4, 2002PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Relihan, Jr., J.), entered April 11, 2001 in Tompkins County, which granted a motion by defendant Sciarabba, Walker & Company, LLP for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against it.

Between 1990 and 1997, defendant Patricia W. Tooke embezzled approximately $450,000 in cash from the main branch of Oneida Ltd. Employees Federal Credit Union (hereinafter Oneida)* where she was the head teller. Plaintiff, Oneida’s fidelity insurer, reimbursed Oneida in full for this loss and commenced this action against Tooke, defendant Price Waterhouse Coopers…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Zuckerman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  2. Ackerman v. Price WaterhouseNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  3. William Iselin & Co. v. LandauNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Estate of Nevelson v. Carro, Spanbock, Kaster & CuiffoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. Herbert H. Post & Co. v. Sidney Bitterman, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-2 ex rel. LL Funds LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.District Court, D. South Dakota · 2015
  2. C.P. Ward, Inc. v. Deloitte & Touche LLPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010
  3. Town of Kinderhook v. VonaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  4. Rockman v. BartlettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  5. Darby Scott, Ltd. v. Michael S. Libock & Co., LLC, CPASAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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