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Morales v. Allstate Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 28, 1991
170 A.D.2d 419 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

February 28, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Bronx County (Anita Florio, J.).


Plaintiff comes within the definition of a "real estate manager," and is thus an additional insured under the insurance policy issued by defendant. The record shows that the plaintiff manages the building on behalf of the title owner, even though he is being allowed to purchase the building on an installment basis in lieu of collecting wages. Even if there were some ambiguity in the use of the phrase "real estate manager", any ambiguity in the insurance contract is to be resolved in favor of the insured (Atlantic Cement Co. v Fidelity Cas. Co., 91 A.D.2d 412, affd 63 N.Y.2d 798).

We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them to be without merit.

Plaintiff's motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground that it is moot is denied.

Concur — Carro, J.P., Milonas, Ellerin, Kupferman and Rubin, JJ.


Summaries of

Morales v. Allstate Insurance Company

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 28, 1991
170 A.D.2d 419 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

Morales v. Allstate Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:ANTONIO MORALES, Respondent, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant

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

Date published: Feb 28, 1991

Citations

170 A.D.2d 419 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
566 N.Y.S.2d 295

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