Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Southtowns Tele-Communications, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 31, 1997PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: In 1989, Grocery Delivery Services, Inc. (GDS), occupied a building in the City of Buffalo owned by plaintiffs Timothy and Marjorie Wagner, who operated the business and held 95% of its stock. In January 1989, defendant contracted with GDS to install a “music-on-hold” system in the Wagners’ building. To install the system, for which GDS paid $297, one of defendant’s employees connected an AM/FM radio to telephone wires on the premises. On March 28, 1989, shortly after the music-on-hold system was installed, a fire caused extensive damage…
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