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Cassidy v. Allstate Insurance Company

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 16, 2009
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 5077 (N.Y. App. Term 2009)

Opinion

2008-10905.

Decided on June 16, 2009.

In an action to recover damages for breach of a contract of insurance, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Martin, J.), dated October 3, 2008, which denied his motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Bruno, Gerbino Soriano, LLP, Melville, N.Y. (Charles W. Benton of counsel), for respondent.

PETER B. SKELOS, J.P., FRED T. SANTUCCI, ARIEL E. BELEN, CHERYL E. CHAMBERS, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

The Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability on the ground that there is a triable issue of fact as to whether the insured made material misrepresentations concerning the loss for which coverage is sought. To the extent that the parties present conflicting evidence, it is clear that resolution of the issue will require credibility determinations, which are not proper on a motion for summary judgment, with limited exceptions not applicable here ( see 6243 Jericho Realty Corp. v Autozone, Inc. , 27 AD3d 447 ).

SKELOS, J.P., SANTUCCI, BELEN and CHAMBERS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Cassidy v. Allstate Insurance Company

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 16, 2009
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 5077 (N.Y. App. Term 2009)
Case details for

Cassidy v. Allstate Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:GEORGE CASSIDY, appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, respondent…

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

Date published: Jun 16, 2009

Citations

2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 5077 (N.Y. App. Term 2009)