United States Dredging Corp. v. Lexington Insurance

The plaintiff sought to recover insurance proceeds from its insurer, the defendant, based on an incident wherein the plaintiffs pier, along with a large crane situated on top of it, collapsed into the Erie Basin near Red Hook, Brooklyn. The defendant disclaimed coverage and the plaintiff commenced this action to recover the proceeds. After a nonjury trial, the Supreme Court determined, inter alia, that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient prima facie proof that the damage to the pier and the crane was caused by wind, which would have been covered by the policy, and that the plaintiff…