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Fremont Real. v. Zurich

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 10, 2007
39 A.D.3d 586 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 2006-01079.

April 10, 2007.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for negligence and breach of contract, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Colabella, J.), entered December 9, 2005, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendant Zurich American Insurance Co. which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.

Oxman Tulis Kirkpatrick Whyatt Geiger, LLP, White Plains, N.Y. (Gregory J. Spaun of counsel), for appellant.

Scarola Ellis LLP, New York, N.Y. (Richard J.J. Scarola of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Crane, J.P., Krausman, Covello and Carni, JJ., concur.


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

On its motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it, the defendant Zurich American Insurance Co. (hereinafter Zurich), which had issued a particular insurance policy to the plaintiff, demonstrated its entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by submitting evidence establishing, inter alia, that it had no duty to advise the plaintiff to obtain certain additional insurance coverage ( see Chaim v Benedict, 216 AD2d 347; Erwig v Cook Agency, 173 AD2d 439). Since, in response to this showing, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact ( see Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324), the Supreme Court correctly granted that branch of Zurich's motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint insofar as asserted against it.


Summaries of

Fremont Real. v. Zurich

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 10, 2007
39 A.D.3d 586 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

Fremont Real. v. Zurich

Case Details

Full title:FREMONT REALTY, INC., Appellant, v. P N IRON WORKS, INC., et al.…

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

Date published: Apr 10, 2007

Citations

39 A.D.3d 586 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 3094
835 N.Y.S.2d 273

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