Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Chia-I Lung
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*587OPINION OF THE COURT
Allan L. Winick, J.
Plaintiff, Allstate Insurance Company, brings this action for a declaration that the policy issued to defendant does not cover the loss claimed by the plaintiff in the underlying wrongful death action. Specifically, it takes the form of seeking a declaration that the decedent in the action was an "insured person”, under the terms of the policy in question.
Some background would be helpful to explain the reasons for the requested relief.
Allstate issued a "Homeowner’s” policy to the individual defendants on its standard, plain English form.
On July 22, 1984,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Sincoff v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Antone v. General Motors Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Greaves v. Public Service Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Sperling v. Great American Indemnity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1960
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3Cited by5 opinions
- New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance v. KowalskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Engerbretsen v. EngerbretsenSuperior Court of Delaware · 1995
- State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. v. LeonardoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Estate of Courtney v. Dryden Mutual InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 2013
- Mackey v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2020