Mutual Fire, Marine & Inland Insurance v. Fred S. James & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*204OPINION OF THE COURT
Ross, J.
Standard Metals Corporation (Standard) is a Delaware corporation. In 1974, Standard retained defendant Fred S. James & Company of New York (James), as its agent, to procure $9,000,000 in “all risk” property damage insurance to cover an underground gold mine that Standard owned and operated in Silverton, Colorado.
James is a New York corporation engaged in the insurance brokerage business.
Pursuant to Standard’s instructions, James obtained the requested coverage from various foreign and domestic insurance companies and underwriters (Insurers). These policies…
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