Legal Opinion

Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Priscilla Properties, LLC

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided May 24, 2017No. 15-cv-4764(ADS)(AYS)PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*479Memorandum of Decision & Order

SPATT, District Judge:

In this declaratory judgment action, the Plaintiff Scottsdale Insurance Company seeks to rescind an insurance policy that was allegedly issued under false pretenses, and to avoid any continuing liability thereunder. For the reasons that follow, the Plaintiffs motion for a judgment declaring the policy, void ab initio is granted in its entirety.

I. Background

A. The Policy

In early-2010, the Defendant Priscilla Properties, LLC (“Priscilla”) evidently sought to obtain insurance coverage from the Plaintiff Scottsdale Insurance Company…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  5. Ricardo Garza v. Marine Transport Lines, Inc., and Third-Party v. Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988

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