Legal Opinion
The Village of Sylvan Beach, New York v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, and the Travelers Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 24, 1995No. 1402, Docket 94-7869PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVAL, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Travelers Insurance Company and Travelers Indemnity Company (“Travelers”) appeal from Judge Scullin’s grant of partial summary judgment to the insured plaintiff, the Village of Sylvan Beach, New York (the “Village”), declaring that Travelers must furnish a defense to the Village against a wrongful death claim.
Background
At the Village, there is a beach on the shore of Oneida Lake. On August 8, 1992, Tammy Joslyn, a child, drowned at the beach 100-200 yards offshore. John and Margaret Joslyn, her parents, brought a wrongful death suit against the Village in state…
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