HARTFORD FIRE v. CONESTOGA TITLE


746 A.2d 460 (2000)

HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. CONESTOGA TITLE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellant, and Merit Abstract Corp., William F. Attardi, Jr., Elizabeth Attardi, and First American Title Insurance Co., Defendants.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 25, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig R. Blackman of the Pennsylvania bar, admitted pro hac vice, for defendant-appellant (Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, attorneys; Mr. Blackman, of counsel; Francis X. Manning and Nancy L. Margolis, on the brief).

Robert W. McCann, Hawthorne, for plaintiff-respondent (Klotz & McCann, attorneys; Mr. McCann, on the brief).

Before Judges PETRELLA, CONLEY and COBURN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by COBURN, J.A.D.

Plaintiff, Hartford Fire Insurance Co. ("Hartford") filed this action to rescind a fidelity bond issued to defendant Merit Abstract Corp. ("Merit"). The action was opposed by defendant Conestoga Title Insurance Company ("Conestoga"), which had obtained a $1.2 million judgment in federal court against Merit and its president, and now sought the benefits, if any, afforded...

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