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Cohen v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 5, 1970
35 A.D.2d 719 (N.Y. App. Div. 1970)

Summary

In Cohen, the vehicle was leased with the proscription that it was not to be used or operated by a person under the age of 25 years.

Summary of this case from Barnes v. Shul Private Car Service, Inc.

Opinion

October 5, 1970


Judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered November 10, 1969 after a nonjury trial upon agreed facts, modified, on the law, by (1) striking therefrom so much of the declaratory paragraph numbered "1" as provides that defendant Cosmopolitan Mutual Insurance Company is responsible for excess coverage and (2) substituting therefor a declaration to the effect that Cosmopolitan is not responsible for excess coverage. As so modified, judgment affirmed, without costs. An "other insurance" clause in the policy issued by Cosmopolitan states in pertinent part: "With respect to bodily injury to an insured while occupying an automobile not owned by the named insured [plaintiff Dottie Cohen] the insurance under Part IV [uninsured motorist coverage] shall apply only as excess insurance over any other similar insurance available to such insured and applicable to such automobile as primary insurance, and this insurance shall then apply only in the amount by which the limit of liability for this coverage exceeds the applicable limit of liability of such other insurance" (emphasis added). The applicable limits of liability in both Cosmopolitan's policy and other applicable policies were $10,000-$20,000. Thus, the applicable limits in Cosmopolitan's policy did not exceed the applicable limits of other insurance and excess coverage cannot be applied to Cosmopolitan's policy ( Matter of Globe Ind. Co. [ Baker], 22 A.D.2d 658). Munder, Acting P.J., Martuscello, Latham, Kleinfeld and Brennan, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cohen v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 5, 1970
35 A.D.2d 719 (N.Y. App. Div. 1970)

In Cohen, the vehicle was leased with the proscription that it was not to be used or operated by a person under the age of 25 years.

Summary of this case from Barnes v. Shul Private Car Service, Inc.
Case details for

Cohen v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:MADELINE COHEN, an Infant, by Her Mother and Natural Guardian, DOTTIE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 5, 1970

Citations

35 A.D.2d 719 (N.Y. App. Div. 1970)

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