Case Name: Henry Mcelroye et al., Plaintiffs, v. City of Rochester et al., Defendants; County of Monroe et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. S.A. Healy Company, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-02-05
Citations: 190 A.D.2d 1025
Docket Number: 
Parties: Henry Mcelroye et al., Plaintiffs, v City of Rochester et al., Defendants. County of Monroe et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v S.A. Healy Company, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 190
Pages: 1025–1026

Head Matter:
Henry Mcelroye et al., Plaintiffs, v City of Rochester et al., Defendants. County of Monroe et al., Third-Party Plaintiffs-Appellants, v S.A. Healy Company, Third-Party Defendant-Respondent.

Opinion:
— Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted sum mary judgment to third-party defendant dismissing the third-party complaint. Because Argonaut Insurance Company insured both third-party plaintiffs and third-party defendant, it was not entitled to subrogation so as to seek indemnification from third-party defendant. To permit Argonaut "to claim indemnification here would, directly or indirectly, place the insurer's own interests at variance with those of its insured" (Pennsylvania Gen. Ins. Co. v Austin Powder Co., 68 NY2d 465, 472). Such a conflict would exist whether the parties were insured by the same insurance company, under the same policy, as in Pennsylvania Gen. Ins. Co. v Austin Powder Co. (supra), or under separate policies, as here. Third-party plaintiffs failed to preserve for our review their argument that a question of fact exists whether the policy of insurance issued by Argonaut to third-party defendant was in effect at the time of the accident. (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Monroe County, Cornelius, J. — Summary Judgment.) Present— Boomer, J. P., Pine, Lawton, Boehm and Fallon, JJ.