Court of Appeals of New York
Georgitsi Realty, LLC v. Penn-Star Insurance Company, 156
The certified questions from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals relating to a property insurance policy covering acts of "vandalism" are answered as follows: 1) malicious damage within the coverage of such a policy may be found to result from acts not directed specifically at the covered property; and 2) to obtain coverage under such a policy, the insured must show malice, defined as such a conscious and deliberate disregard of the interests of others that the conduct in question may be called willful or wanton.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/17/2013
- Published 10/17/2013
Judges
- SMITH
Court
- Court of Appeals of New York