Town of Poland v. Transamerica Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMahoney, J.
Plaintiff appeals from that portion of an order of Special Term which granted summary judgment to defendant carrier in an action based on breach of an insurance contract for refusing in bad faith to settle a claim against plaintiff within the policy limits. Defendant appeals from that portion of the order which granted plaintiff’s cross motion striking two affirmative defenses of the Statute of Limitations and estoppel asserted in defendant’s answer.
Plaintiff (Town) alleged that it incurred damages in the sum of $93,750 due to defendant’s (Transamerica) bad faith refusal to settle within the…
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