Legal Opinion
Hae Sup Kim v. General Accident Fire & Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 5, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Stephen G. Crane, J.), entered October 24, 1989, which confirmed an arbitrator’s award pursuant to CPLR 7510 and denied the cross-motion by respondent, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
On August 7, 1987, petitioner Kim sustained serious personal injuries as a result of an automobile accident when the car in which she was riding collided with an uninsured vehicle.
The record supports a rational basis for the arbitrator to find that petitioner’s automobile liability policy included "underinsured” coverage. The policy was ambiguous and therefore it was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maross Construction, Inc. v. Central New York Regional Transportation AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Morris v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- In re the Arbitration between Nationwide Mutual Insurance & MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
3Cited by3 opinions
- Raffellini v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- In re the Arbitration between Utica Mutual Insurance CompanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance v. NicholsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993