D'Arata v. New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance

Decided November 20, 1990. Stewart Freeborn Hancock Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

76 N.Y.2d 659 · Cited 425 times

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• Halyalkar v. Board of Regents · 72 N.Y.2d 261
• Gramatan Home Investors Corp. v. Lopez · 46 N.Y.2d 481
• Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance v. Johnson · 673 P.2d 1277
• S. T. Grand, Inc. v. City of New York · 32 N.Y.2d 300
• Utica Mutual Insurance v. Cherry · 45 A.D.2d 350
• Kichefski v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 390 N.W.2d 76
• Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · 402 U.S. 313
• Schwartz v. Public Administrator · 24 N.Y.2d 65
• Gilberg v. Barbieri · 53 N.Y.2d 285
• Clemmer v. Hartford Insurance Co. · 587 P.2d 1098
• Servidone Construction Corp. v. Security Insurance · 64 N.Y.2d 419
• State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Reuter · 700 P.2d 236
• Sperling v. Great American Indemnity Co. · 7 N.Y.2d 442
• Wenig v. Glens Falls Indemnity Co. · 61 N.E.2d 442
• Aid Insurance Co. (Mutual) v. Chrest · 336 N.W.2d 437
• Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. Yon · 796 P.2d 1040

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