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BALUK v. NEW YORK CENT. MUT. FIRE INS. CO., 114 A.D.3d 1151 (2014)

Court: Supreme Court of New York Number: innyco20140207395 Visitors: 9
Filed: Feb. 07, 2014
Latest Update: Feb. 07, 2014
Summary: Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (David A. Murad, J.), entered December 24, 2012. The order granted the motion of defendant to dismiss the complaint and denied the cross motion of plaintiffs for summary judgment. It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging that defendant breached its obligations under their homeowner's policy when it failed to reimburse them fully for s
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Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Oneida County (David A. Murad, J.), entered December 24, 2012. The order granted the motion of defendant to dismiss the complaint and denied the cross motion of plaintiffs for summary judgment.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Plaintiffs commenced this action alleging that defendant breached its obligations under their homeowner's policy when it failed to reimburse them fully for sums they expended to repair or replace damage to their residence resulting from "puff-back" from their malfunctioning furnace. Supreme Court properly denied plaintiffs' cross motion seeking summary judgment and granted defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint based upon plaintiffs' failure to commence this action within two years after the date of loss, as the policy required (see 1840 Concourse Assoc., LP v Praetorian Ins. Co., 89 A.D.3d 592, 592 [2011], lv denied 19 N.Y.3d 809 [2012]; Klawiter v CGU/OneBeacon Ins. Group, 27 A.D.3d 1155, 1155 [2006]). Plaintiffs' reliance upon Bakos v New York Cent. Mut. Fire Ins. Co. (83 A.D.3d 1485 [2011]) is misplaced inasmuch as the insured in Bakos timely commenced that action within two years of the date of loss.

Source:  Leagle

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