From Casetext: Smarter Legal Research

Matter of Allstate Insurance Company, Frank

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 6, 1978
379 N.E.2d 222 (N.Y. 1978)

Opinion

Argued May 2, 1978

Decided June 6, 1978

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, STEVEN B. DEROUNIAN, J.

Edward Wooster and Gerald P. Halpern for appellants.

Philip H. Weinberg, Benjamin Purvin and John F. Morrison for respondent.


Order reversed, with costs, and the order of Supreme Court, Nassau County, denying stay of arbitration reinstated (see Allstate Ins. Co. v Gross, 27 N.Y.2d 263, 269-270).

Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE.


Summaries of

Matter of Allstate Insurance Company, Frank

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 6, 1978
379 N.E.2d 222 (N.Y. 1978)
Case details for

Matter of Allstate Insurance Company, Frank

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Arbitration between ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 6, 1978

Citations

379 N.E.2d 222 (N.Y. 1978)
379 N.E.2d 222
407 N.Y.S.2d 696

Citing Cases

Winstead v. Uniondale Union Free School Dist

It is true that a justifiable lack of knowledge of insurance coverage may excuse a delay in reporting an…

Wilczak v. Ruda & Capozzi, Inc.

The issue is whether the insurer's almost two-month delay in disclaiming coverage, following late notice by…