Legal Opinion
Murphy v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 31, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLahtinen, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Connor, J.), entered August 5, 2002 in Ulster County, which denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
The issue in the current appeal is whether plaintiff provided timely notice to defendant of a claim under her supplementary uninsured motorist (hereinafter SUM) coverage. Plaintiff’s accident occurred in June 1998 and she first notified defendant, her insurance carrier, of a SUM claim in September 1999. Defendant disclaimed coverage upon the ground that it had not been given notice “as soon as practicable” and, following…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. MancusoNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Falsitta v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Unwin v. New York Central Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Medina v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- In re Arbitration between Nationwide Insurance & Brown-YoungAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Rekemeyer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re the Arbitration between State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance & JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004