Merchants Mutual Insurance v. Hoffman
Cases that cite this one
56 later published cases cite this decision. The 25 that cite it most often are listed here.
- Safeguard Insurance v. Angel Guardian Home (District Court, E.D. New York 1996)
- Mount Vernon Fire Insurance v. East Side Renaissance Associates (District Court, S.D. New York 1995)
- D'Aloia v. Travelers Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1994)
- Merchants Mutual Insurance v. Rutgers Casualty Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2011)
- Teague v. Automobile Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2010)
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Board of Commissioners (United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana 2009)
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Worthy (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2001)
- United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel, Inc. v. Cigna Property & Casualty Co. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1998)
- Garfield Slope Housing Corp. v. Public Service Mutual Insurance (District Court, E.D. New York 1997)
- Unimax Corp. v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. (District Court, S.D. New York 1995)
- In re St. Clare's Hospital And Health Center (2d Cir. 1991)
- St. Clare's Hospital & Health Center v. Insurance Co. of North America (In re St. Clare's Hospital & Health Center) (2d Cir. 1991)
- Mobile Home Estates, Inc. v. Preferred Mutual Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1984)
- Courduff's Oakwood Road Gardens & Landscaping Co. v. Merchants Mutual Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2011)
- Spentrev Realty Corp. v. United National Specialty Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2011)
- Barkan v. New York Schools Insurance Reciprocal (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2009)
- Zeldin v. Interboro Mutual Indemnity Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2007)
- Steinberg v. Hermitage Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- Paul Developers, LLC v. Maryland Casualty Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2006)
- Jordan Construction Products Corp. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of America (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2005)
- Gershow Recycling Corp. v. Transcontinental Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2005)
- Pile Foundation Construction Co. v. Investors Insurance (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2003)
- Eagle Insurance v. Zuckerman (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2003)
- M.J. Frenzy, LLC v. Utica National Insurance Group (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2003)
- Paramount Insurance v. Rosedale Gardens, Inc. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
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Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
On review of submissions pursuant to rule 500.2 (b) of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.2 [b]), order affirmed, with costs. When the facts of an occurrence are such that an insured acting in good faith would not reasonably believe that liability on his part will result, notice of the occurrence given by the insured to the insurer is given “as soon as practicable” if given promptly after the insured receives notice that a claim against him will in fact be made. On the record before us, which involves an injury to a child placed in foster care with the insureds by the Department of Social Services which paid all medical expenses of the child and indicated no intention to sue, the weight of the evidence supports the determination of the Appellate Division that notice given by the insureds promptly after suit instituted against them by their former
Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer. Taking no part: Judge Gabrielli.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.