HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO. v. ADVOCATE


78 N.Y.2d 1038 (1991)

Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Respondent, v. Michael Advocate, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving N. Selkin for appellant.

Stephen M. Kiernan for respondent.

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


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the defendant's cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint should be granted.

The plaintiff-respondent insurance company (Hartford) sued the defendant-appellant attorney (Advocate) to recoup fire insurance proceeds which Hartford had paid to an insured partnership, One-Five-Three Associates (Associates), on its partnership...

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