LIBERTY SURPLUS INS. CORP., INC. v. AMOROSO, P.A.


916 A.2d 440 (2007)

189 N.J. 436

LIBERTY SURPLUS INSURANCE CORPORATION, INC., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. NOWELL AMOROSO, P.A.; Nowell Amoroso & Mattia, P.A.; Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A.; Henry J. Amoroso; Christopher W. McGarry; William C. Soukas; Daniel C. Nowell, Esq.; Jeanne M. Damgen, Esq.; Linda Dunne, Esq.; William R. Delorenzo, Jr., Esq.; Herbert C. Klein, Esq.; William D. Bierman, Esq.; Mark Mattia, Esq.; and Richard J. Kapner, Esq., Defendants-Appellants, and Thomas Matarese; Bachelors I Tavern, Inc., t/a Scandals and John Does Esqs. 1-10, a fictitious designation for presently unknown licensed attorneys, professional and/or unknown persons or entities, Defendants.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided February 28, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Carey, Morristown, argued the cause for appellants (Graham, Curtin & Sheridan, attorneys; Mr. Carey, David M. Blackwell and Matthew P. McGovern, on the briefs).

Elliott Abrutyn, Livingston, argued the cause for respondent (Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan, Arvidson, Abrutyn & Lisowski, attorneys; Mr. Abrutyn and Shaji M. Eapen, on the brief).


Justice WALLACE, JR., delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this declaratory judgment action, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer, Liberty Surplus Insurance Corp., Inc. (Liberty). In an unpublished, per curiam decision, the Appellate Division affirmed. We granted certification, in part, to determine whether summary judgment may be granted in favor of an insurer when an application for insurance contains a subjective question whether the...

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