Legal Opinion
Purex Industries, Inc. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 26, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Niehoff, J.
These appeals raise the question of whether a qualified out-of-State self-insurer is an “insurer” within the province of New York’s no-fault insurance law. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the petitioner is an insurer and is thus subject to the mandatory intercompany arbitration procedures set forth in Insurance Law § 5105.
The facts underlying this action are as follows:
Petitioner Purex Industries, Inc./Baron Blakesley Division is the owner of a certain truck registered in the State of New Jersey. On June 12,1981, the truck was involved in an accident…
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