Legal Opinion
Royal Indemnity Co. v. Providence Washington Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 22, 1998PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
In this Federal litigation between the insurer of the owner of *656a truck and the insurer of the trucking company lessee of the truck, the issue is the validity of a clause in the owner’s “bobtail” policy1 which excluded from coverage any accident occurring while the truck was being used in the business of the lessee. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit certified the following questions to us:
“(1) Whether a non-trucking-use exclusion from coverage in an insurance policy obtained by the owner of a commercial vehicle is valid under New York law,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Morris v. Snappy Car Rental, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Matter of Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.(hogan)New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- American Home Assurance Co. v. Hartford InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Randazzo v. CunninghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- American Home Assurance Co. v. Employers MutualAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Slayko v. Security Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Progressive Casualty Insurance v. BakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Connecticut Indemnity Co. v. 21st Century Transport Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 2002
- Moper Transp., Inc. v. Norbet Trucking Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2008
- Progressive Casualty Insurance v. YodiceNew York Supreme Court · 1999
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