Stevens v. Hickey-Finn & Co.

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila AbdusSalaam, J.), entered on or about September 21, 1998, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

It is undisputed that when it came time for plaintiff to renew his home insurance policy in 1994 he contacted defendant brokerage agency and spoke to the agent through whom he had periodically purchased home insurance during most of the preceding decade. Plaintiff requested “proper and adequate” coverage for his home, which had recently been improved, and, in response, the…