Legal Opinion

City of Syracuse v. Utica Mutual Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 30, 1981PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Callahan, J.

The issue to be resolved on this appeal is whether an insurance company seeking reimbursement of first-party benefits it has paid must serve a notice of claim pursuant to section 50-e of the General Municipal Law as a condition precedent to mandatory arbitration against a municipal self-insurer under section 674 of the Insurance Law.

This controversy arises from the Utica Mutual Insurance Company’s (Utica Mutual) claim for reimbursement from a municipal self-insurer, City of Syracuse (City), for first-party benefits paid by Utica Mutual. The essential facts are…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Montgomery v. DanielsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  2. In re the Arbitration between the County of Rockland & Primiano Construction Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. In re Sigety v. IngrahamNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  4. United Nations Development Corp. v. Norkin Plumbing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. Sweeney v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1919

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Treanor v. Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2005
  2. City of Syracuse v. Utica Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  3. Conception v. Hew Cab Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  4. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. In re the Arbitration between the State Insurance FundAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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