Legal Opinion

Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Merchants Mutual Insurance

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

Decided December 31, 1980PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Greenblott, J.

Plaintiff insured A. Cappione, Inc., the owner of a tractor which leased a trailer insured by the defendant. On August 25, 1975, while driving the tractor trailer combination, an employee of A. Cappione, Inc. was involved in an accident near Berlin, Vermont. The tractor trailer, registered and garaged in New York, collided with three cars: a Maine car with five Maine residents, a Quebec car with four Quebec residents, and a Vermont car with a Vermont driver.

Defendant argues that Vermont law applied to the issue of its liability to third persons, and that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Riviello v. WaldronNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. McDermott v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Rogers v. Dorchester AssociatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. McFall v. Compagnie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. SteckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1957

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. County of Westchester v. Welton Becket AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  3. United States Fire Insurance Company v. Federal Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  4. Spector v. K-Mart Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  5. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Merchants Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

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