Legal Opinion

Mack v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

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

Decided June 10, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted the motion of defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company for summary judgment dismissing the complaint in this action in which plaintiff seeks to recover no-fault benefits from her insurance carrier. Having previously elected an arbitration forum, plaintiff waived her right to commence an action based upon claims arising out of the same accident (see, Roggio v Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 66 NY2d 260, 263-264; Gibeault v Home Ins. Co., 221 AD2d 826, 827). The court also properly denied plaintiffs…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Roggio v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Gibeault v. Home Insurance CompanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cortez v. Countrywide InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
  2. Gaul v. American Employers' InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  3. Bradberry v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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