Legal Opinion

Rosenberg v. Bank of New York

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

Decided October 27, 1992Published

1Opinion of the Court

— Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Beverly S. Cohen, J.), entered March 4, 1992, which, inter alia, granted the motion of defendant and third-party plaintiff for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

We agree with the IAS Court’s determination that the third-party defendant surety failed to come forward with evidentiary support for its claim that the indemnity bond could be rescinded. The terms of the bond are clear and unambiguous. The surety agreed to make the bank whole if it paid out to the wrong party, and the thrust of the plaintiff’s suit is that the bank did just…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Claim of the First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Estate of ShermanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  2. Federal Insurance v. WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. Federal Insurance v. WalkerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980

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