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Jonathan Woodner v. American Phoenix Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 8, 2003
304 A.D.2d 366 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)

Opinion

744

April 8, 2003.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Alice Schlesinger, J.), entered on or about April 10, 2002, granting defendants-respondents' motion for summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's complaint as against them, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Tiffany Bauman, for defendants-respondents.

Maureen E. Scott, for defendants-appellants.

Before: Mazzarelli, J.P., Sullivan, Ellerin, Lerner, Marlow, JJ.


The complaint as against defendant-respondent insurance brokers was properly dismissed. The complained-of omission, i.e., the failure to procure adequate insurance coverage, took place subsequent to the termination of defendants-respondents as plaintiff's exclusive insurance brokers and their substitution by successor brokers, and defendants-respondents, particularly under these circumstances, had "no continuing duty to advise, guide, or direct [plaintiff] to obtain additional coverage. . . ." (Murphy v. Kuhn, 90 N.Y.2d 266, 273; accord Capital Mercury Shirt Corp. v. Arkwright Mut. Ins. Co., 195 A.D.2d 320, 321.)

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

Jonathan Woodner v. American Phoenix Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 8, 2003
304 A.D.2d 366 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
Case details for

Jonathan Woodner v. American Phoenix Corp.

Case Details

Full title:JONATHAN WOODNER COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN PHOENIX…

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

Date published: Apr 8, 2003

Citations

304 A.D.2d 366 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003)
756 N.Y.S.2d 847