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John v. National

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 10, 2008
52 A.D.3d 267 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

June 10, 2008.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Howard H. Sherman, J.), entered August 30, 2007, which denied plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Before: Lippman, P.J., Williams, Moskowitz and Acosta, JJ.


To negate coverage by virtue of an exclusion, an insurer must establish that the exclusion is stated in clear and unmistakable language, is subject to no other reasonable interpretations, and applies in the particular case ( Continental Cas. Co. v Rapid-American Corp., 80 NY2d 640, 652).

We agree with the motion court that the exclusion is not clear and unambiguous. Further, there are unresolved questions of fact remaining as to whether or not the business purpose of and work performed by plaintiff's excluded them from coverage under the policy.


Summaries of

John v. National

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 10, 2008
52 A.D.3d 267 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

John v. National

Case Details

Full title:JOHN SANGINITO et al., Appellants, v. NATIONAL GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE…

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

Date published: Jun 10, 2008

Citations

52 A.D.3d 267 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
859 N.Y.S.2d 431

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