State Supreme Court / N.Y.

Town of Massena v. Healthcare Underwriters Mutual Insurance

Decided September 17, 2002. George Bundy Smith wrote the opinion for the court.

779 N.E.2d 167 · Cited 136 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Liberman v. Gelstein · 80 N.Y.2d 429
Fitzpatrick v. American Honda Motor Co. · 78 N.Y.2d 61
Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co. · 74 N.Y.2d 66
International Paper Co. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 35 N.Y.2d 322
Frontier Insulation Contractors, Inc. v. Merchants Mutual Insurance · 690 N.E.2d 866
Seaboard Surety Co. v. Gillette Co. · 64 N.Y.2d 304
Foster v. Churchill · 665 N.E.2d 153
Ruder & Finn Inc. v. Seaboard Surety Co. · 52 N.Y.2d 663
Immuno AG. v. Moor-Jankowski · 77 N.Y.2d 235
Goldberg v. Lumber Mutual Casualty Insurance · 77 N.E.2d 131
Messersmith v. . American Fidelity Co. · 133 N.E. 432
Public Service Mutual Insurance v. Goldfarb · 53 N.Y.2d 392
Allstate Insurance v. Zuk · 78 N.Y.2d 41
Franzon v. Massena Memorial Hospital · 89 F. Supp. 2d 270
Town of Massena v. Healthcare Underwriters Mutual Insurance · 281 A.D.2d 107

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