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National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh v. Hartford Insurance

717 N.E.2d 1077, 93 N.Y.2d 983, 695 N.Y.S.2d 740, 1999 N.Y. LEXIS 1426
CourtNew York Court of Appeals
DecidedJuly 6, 1999
StatusPublished
Cited by142 cases

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National Union Fire Insurance of Pittsburgh v. Hartford Insurance, 717 N.E.2d 1077, 93 N.Y.2d 983, 695 N.Y.S.2d 740, 1999 N.Y. LEXIS 1426 (N.Y. 1999).

Opinion

*986 OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs, and the certified question not answered as unnecessary, since the Appellate Division order reversing the judgment of the trial court was final.

The dispositive issue in Chaos Construction Corporation’s prior lawsuit against only National Union Fire Insurance Company was whether National was obligated to defend and indemnify Chaos in the underlying wrongful death action. That is not the same issue as here, where National seeks a declaration that Hartford Insurance Company owes it a duty of contribution as a coinsurer of Chaos. Because “identicality of an issue” is lacking here (Matter of Halyalkar v Board of Regents, 72 NY2d 261, 266), Hartford has failed to establish its entitlement to collateral estoppel against National. Under the circumstances of this case, Supreme Court’s resolution of the earlier action does not preclude National from now seeking resolution of its contribution claim.

Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Bellacosa, Smith, Levine, Ciparick, Wesley and Rosenblatt concur in memorandum.

Order affirmed, etc.

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