GALPERN v. GEN. MOTORS


102 Misc.2d 975 (1980)

Robert Galpern et al., Plaintiffs, v. General Motors Corporation et al., Defendants. Nelson-Balmer Cadillac, Inc., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Hartford Insurance Company, Third-Party Defendant.

Civil Court of the City of New York, Special Term, New York County.

January 14, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Bing for plaintiff. General Motors Corporation, codefendant pro se. Ira J. Greenhill for third-party plaintiff. Langan & Levy (Robert Stern of counsel), for third-party defendant.


NORMAN C. RYP, J.

A. ISSUE

Is Civil Court jurisdiction to make a declaratory judgment involving insurer's obligation to indemnify or defend an action seeking recovery of $10,000 or less, under a newly enacted New York City Civil Court Act amendment (CCA, § 212-a, L 1979, ch 85), effective September 1, 1979, retroactively applicable: to an underlying 1978 action; third-party action and 1976-1978...

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