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Campanile v. State Farm General Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 27, 1991
577 N.E.2d 1055 (N.Y. 1991)

Summary

finding household exclusion ambiguous and interpreting it against insurer to cover equitable indemnification claim against joint tortfeasor

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Opinion

Argued May 30, 1991

Decided June 27, 1991

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, Daniel H. Prior, Jr., J.

Martin S. Rotham and Alyne I. Diamond for appellant.

Steven McQuide for respondent.



Order affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the memorandum of the Appellate Division ( 161 A.D.2d 1052).

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR. Taking no part: Judge BELLACOSA.


Summaries of

Campanile v. State Farm General Insurance Company

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 27, 1991
577 N.E.2d 1055 (N.Y. 1991)

finding household exclusion ambiguous and interpreting it against insurer to cover equitable indemnification claim against joint tortfeasor

Summary of this case from Ace Fire Underwriters v. Comm., No
Case details for

Campanile v. State Farm General Insurance Company

Case Details

Full title:THOMAS F. CAMPANILE, JR., Respondent, v. STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 27, 1991

Citations

577 N.E.2d 1055 (N.Y. 1991)
577 N.E.2d 1055
573 N.Y.S.2d 463

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