Collins v. Jamestown Mutual Insurance

There are four motions before the court, three of which relate to pretrial discovery procedures of the parties, and one to strike the note of issue filed by the plaintiffs.

The main action is by the assignees of defendant’s insured in which they claim that the defendant was negligent and guilty of bad faith and deceitful conduct in disclaiming, refusing to defend and refusing to settle a judgment within the policy limits. On July 28, 1966, Gerald T. Vaccaro, defendant’s insured, was operating an automobile involved in a one-car accident which inflicted severe and permanent injuries on infant…