Legal Opinion
Hartford Fire Insurance v. Riefolo Construction Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided January 17, 1980PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
PASHMAN, J.
This case involves questions of contract interpretation arising from a fire at a public construction project. Preliminarily, we consider the right of plaintiff insurance company to sue in subrogation on its insured’s contract claims. Finding that such a suit may be maintained, we next determine which of the *518parties to the construction contracts should bear the risk of loss due to fire occurring prior to completion of construction. We hold that the risk lay with defendant contractors, and that their sureties, also defendants, may be held…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. SpearinSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- William H. Hendrix v. New Amsterdam Casualty Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968
- Standard Accident Insurance v. PellecchiaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1954
- Ambassador Insurance Company v. MontesSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- John McShain, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Aetna Ins. Co. v. Gilchrist Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company, as Subrogee of Jo Daviess Services, Inc. v. Elizabeth State Bank, an Illinois State Chartered BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- W v. Pangborne & Co. v. New Jersey Department of TransportationSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
- Holloway v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1991
- Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. Bituminous Casualty CorpCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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