GEN. ACC. FIRE & LIFE ASSUR. CORP. v. PIAZZA


4 N.Y.2d 659 (1958)

General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd., Appellant, v. Salvatore Piazza, Defendant, and Stone's Express, Inc., et al., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 25, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Meyerson and Richards W. Hannah for appellant.

Alexander Gangel for Stone's Express, Inc., and another, respondents.

Chief Judge CONWAY and Judges DESMOND, DYE, FULD, FROESSEL and VAN VOORHIS concur.


BURKE, J.

Plaintiff, General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corporation, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as General) commenced this action seeking a declaratory judgment with respect to the obligations of itself and the defendant, Globe Indemnity Company (hereinafter referred to as Globe) arising out of a pending negligence action.

The important facts, all of them undisputed, are as follows: Defendants...

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