Legal Opinion
Home Insurance v. Royal Indemnity Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 4, 1972PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMax Bloom, J.
Plaintiff (Home) moves to dismiss the counterclaim. The facts giving rise to the claim and counterclaim are substantially undisputed.
On October 6, 1968, one Thomas Dyrnes, while a passenger in a motor vehicle owned by one Czapala, was struck by a truck owned by Equipment Rental Service, Inc., and leased to Consolidated Edison Company.
The injuries suffered by Dyrnes were most grievous. Suit was brought against Equipment Rental, Con Ed, George Torro, the driver of the truck and Czapala and resulted in a verdict of $1,250,000 in favor of Dyrnes. As against Czapala, the verdict was set aside on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- American Fidelity & Casualty Co., Inc. v. All American Bus Lines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
- Marion J. Brown and Allen Brown v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Harris v. Standard Accident and Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Nathan Brockstein and Manuel Brockstein, Doing Business as Church Avenue Poultry v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- Young v. American Casualty Company Of Reading, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Rova Farms Resort, Inc. v. Investors Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1974
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Reserve InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Northwestern Mut. Ins. Co. v. Farmers Ins. GroupCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Michigan Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Estate of Louis Penn v. Amalgam. Gen. Agen.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
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