Legal Opinion

York v. Sterling Insurance

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 20, 1986PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

We agree with the Appellate Division that the phrase "away from” the residential premises as used in an exclusion in a homeowner’s policy does not have precisely the same meaning as would the phrase "off’ the residential premises when viewed in context in the policy. Because the precise meaning of the phrase "away from” as used in this policy is uncertain when applied to the somewhat unusual circumstances of this case, and because the unregistered vehicle exclusion was written to require that the…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Campanile v. State Farm General InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  2. Hutzel v. United States Aviation Underwriters Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. Vinocur's Inc. v. CNA InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  4. Connors v. Hartford Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. N.J.B. Security Services, Inc. v. National Union Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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