Johnson v. Wade

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff in a garnishment proceeding brought against garnishee, Kenilworth Insurance Company, to satisfy plaintiff’s damage award previously recovered against garnishee’s assured, Quedessia Wade. On appeal, garnishee contends that assured breached the cooperation clause in her insurance policy.

At a bench trial the following pertinent facts were adduced.

Gary B. Friedman for the garnishee

He is an attorney employed by the law firm of Omer & Wasserman. Garnishee retained them to represent assured in the underlying action. Because assured’s…