General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp. v. Union News Co.

Edgar J. Nathan, Jr., J.

Motion by plaintiff for examination before trial and cross motion by defendant for summary judgment.

The action arises out of an incident in which an employee of defendant was injured and received a workmen’s compensation award therefor in the sum of $19.58 per week for a time, which amount defendant paid as a qualified self-insurer. Defendant’s employee, in additon, commenced a third-party action against the New York Central Railroad, which, under a previous contractual arrangement, defendant was obligated to indemnify and defend in the event of the commencement of…