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Matter of Alex. v. Motor Veh. Acc. Indem

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 26, 1991
172 A.D.2d 1079 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

April 26, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County, Shaw, J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Denman, Green, Balio and Davis, JJ.


Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs and motion granted, in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying petitioner's motion for an order permitting her to commence an action against respondent Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation. We conclude from our review of the record that petitioner timely filed a notice of intention to make a claim within 90 days after being notified that an insurer had disclaimed coverage and after petitioner had made "timely reasonable efforts" to ascertain insurance coverage (Insurance Law § 5208 [a] [3] [A] [ii]; [former (B)]; cf., Pajak v. MVAIC, 155 A.D.2d 912). Sain v. Forrest ( 130 A.D.2d 733), relied upon by Supreme Court in denying petitioner's motion, is not applicable to the circumstances in this case.


Summaries of

Matter of Alex. v. Motor Veh. Acc. Indem

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 26, 1991
172 A.D.2d 1079 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

Matter of Alex. v. Motor Veh. Acc. Indem

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of ERNESTINA ALEXANDER, Appellant, v. MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT…

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

Date published: Apr 26, 1991

Citations

172 A.D.2d 1079 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
569 N.Y.S.2d 257