Legal Opinion
Sea Ins. Co., Ltd. v. Westchester Fire Ins. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 31, 1994No. 89 CIV. 8205 (SS)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.
Plaintiff Sea Insurance Co., Ltd. (“Sea Insurance”) seeks a declaratory judgment that defendant Westchester Fire Insurance Company (“Westchester”) has a duty to defend Jerome and Dawn Greene (the “Greenes”) in a personal injury action arising out of a fatal car accident allegedly caused by an individual in the Greenes’ employ. The parties entered into a stipulation of facts and submitted this case to me as a bench trial. For the reasons discussed below, Sea Insurance’s request for a declaratory judgment is denied and the complaint is dismissed.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Seaboard Surety Co. v. Gillette Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Rapid-American Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Matter of Allstate Ins. Co.(stolarz-Njm)New York Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Company, W.R. Grace & Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Sea Insurance Company, Limited v. Westchester Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Callahan v. Quincy Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Cevasco v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2009
- National Union Fire Insurance v. Port Authority of New York & New JerseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
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