Zeman v. Zack Agency, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Weinstein, J.
This appeal places before the court important issues pertaining to insurance law. In particular, we are called upon to determine the liability of an insurance carrier to provide coverage after a policy has lapsed and where no premiums have been paid beyond the date of the lapse, in those instances where the carrier has failed to inform the insured as to the lapse of the policy and has not billed the insured for renewal of the policy.
The facts are not in dispute. Plaintiffs, Stephen and Patricia Zeman, took title to a house in Walden, New York, on May 4, 1972.…
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