Legal Opinion
Jerge v. Buettner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 8, 1996PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Boehm, J.
I
The issue raised on this appeal is whether defendant New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company (New York Central) is obligated to indemnify and defend defendant Christopher Buettner under the policy of insurance issued by New York Central to defendants Harvey and Karen Tigue in an underlying personal injury action brought by plaintiffs, Paul and Terri Jerge, against Buettner.
II
On November 25, 1992, Buettner resided with his mother, Karen Tigue, and her husband, Harvey Tigue. That day, while operating his automobile, which was covered by a liability insurance…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Zappone v. Home InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Handelsman v. Sea InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Rhinebeck Bicycle Shop, Inc. v. Sterling InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- American Home Assurance Co. v. Hartford InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Hutzel v. United States Aviation Underwriters Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jerge v. BuettnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Nigro v. General Accident InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- August v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Fesko v. New York Central Mutual Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004