JOY BLDRS. v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.


19 Misc.2d 786 (1959)

Joy Builders, Inc., Appellant-Respondent, v. Travelers Insurance Company et al., Respondents-Appellants.

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department.

October 2, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerard I. Nierenberg and Saul I. Weinstein for appellant-respondent.

Richard J. Relyea, II, for respondents-appellants.

Concur — PETTE, HART and BROWN, JJ.


Per Curiam.

There are triable issues of fact. The insured's failure to obtain or seek the prior consent of the disclaiming insurers is not, as a matter of law, a bar to recovery of the sum expended in settlement of the claim. Plaintiff would be entitled to reimbursement upon showing that the amount paid was reasonable under the circumstances and that the insurers had breached their contract by improperly withdrawing from the defense of the action (Mayor...

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