Legal Opinion
Allstate Insurance v. Farmers Insurance Group
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 9, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fein, J.
This case raises again the issue of how “excess” insurers should contribute to the satisfaction of a claim once the primary insurance coverage has been exhausted.
The pedestrian victim was injured crossing the street in December 1979 when she was struck by a vehicle owned by Trans-Mountain Leasing Corp., leased to Maria Stowe, and being driven with permission at the time by Peter Kardaras. A damage action against the vehicle’s owner, lessee and driver was settled in April 1983 for $1,000,000.
The driver of the vehicle was covered by a $500,000 liability insurance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Allstate InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Federal Insurance v. Atlantic National InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. LiMauroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Kansas City Fire & Marine Insurance v. Hartford Insurance GroupNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Public Service Mutual Insurance v. Fireman's Fund American InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Great Northern Insurance v. Mount Vernon Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Town of Massena v. Healthcare Underwriters Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Farm Family Mutual Insurance v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Allstate Insurance v. Insurance of North AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995