In re the Liquidation of Midland Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
DeGrasse, J.
This appeal centers on the precedential effect of our opinion in Matter of Midland Ins. Co. (269 AD2d 50 [2000] [hereinafter referred to as Midland LAQ]), which we followed in this liquidation proceeding. The issues before us involve the doctrines of stare decisis and law of the case as well as public policy.
Midland Insurance Company was incorporated under New York law as a stock casualty insurer in 1959. Under its charter, Midland was authorized to transact business in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and…
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