Legal Opinion
Yangtze Realty, LLC v. Sirius America Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 13, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
An insurer’s duty to defend “ ‘arises whenever the allegations in a complaint state a cause of action that gives rise to the reasonable possibility of recovery under the policy’ ” (Fieldston Prop. Owners Assn., Inc. v Hermitage Ins. Co., Inc., 16 NY3d 257, 264 [2011], quoting Fitzpatrick v American Honda Motor Co., 78 NY2d 61, 65 [1991]; see BP A.C. Corp. v One Beacon Ins. Group, 8 NY3d 708, 714 [2007]). The duty to defend is not triggered, however, “when the only interpretation of the allegations *745against the insured is that the factual predicate for the claim falls wholly within a policy…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lanza v. WagnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Seaboard Surety Co. v. Gillette Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Fitzpatrick v. American Honda Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1991
- Automobile Insurance v. CookNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- BP Air Conditioning Corp. v. One Beacon Insurance GroupNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
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