REED v. FED. INS. CO.


71 N.Y.2d 581 (1988)

Cherylan Reed et al., Respondents, v. Federal Insurance Co. et al., Appellants, et al., Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 26, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Holloway and Michael Jon Longstreet for appellants.

Frank A. Weg, Dennis T. D'Antonio and Jonathan A. Murphy for Cherylan Reed, respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


KAYE, J.

The innocent owner of property destroyed by fire is not barred from recovery, under the terms of insurance policies unqualifiedly naming her as an insured, even though the property was transferred to her through her father without consideration when she was 18 years old and her father, the named coinsured, independently caused the fire. Moreover, the insurers here have no right to offset against liability...

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