Legal Opinion
Scali, McCabe, Sloves, Inc. v. North River Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 30, 1981No. 80 Civ. 7112 (RWS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
This is a diversity action by Scali, McCabe, Sloves, Inc. (“Scali”) against The North River Insurance Company (“North River”) seeking compensatory and punitive damages under an insurance policy (“the policy”) in which the .latter agreed to indemnify and defend the former against certain actions for damages in libel. Scab’s claim here involves its defense of a libel action brought against it in state court in 1976, Dictaphone Corporation v. Sloves, et al., Index No. 04684/76. After this federal suit was instituted, North River reimbursed Scali for the money it paid…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Madeirense Do Brasil S/A v. Stulman-Emrick Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Allstate Insurance v. FlaumenbaumNew York Supreme Court · 1970
- Joseph Markowitz, Trustee in Reorganization of Bay Point Corporation v. Republic National Bank of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Posner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.New York Supreme Court · 1962
- General Construction Co. v. Hering Realty Co.District Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1962
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Cunniff v. Westfield, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1993
- Island Lathing & Plastering, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Gurary v. WinehouseDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2003
- Scali, McCabe Sloves, Inc. v. North River Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981