Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided March 21, 1960PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Schettino, J.
This is a contract action in which defendant appeals from a Superior Court, Law Division judgment which requires it to pay one-half the expenses incurred by plaintiff in defending certain claims against an insured whom both covered by separate policies. The cause was tried by a judge without a jury. While the appeal was pending in the Appellate Division, we certified it on our own motion.
New Jersey Natural Gas Company was self insured for $5,000. Plaintiff insured that Company for amounts between that figure and $15,000 for claims relating…
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