Case Name: 236 West 40th Street Corp., Appellant, v. Chicago Title Insurance Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2008-09-25
Citations: 54 A.D.3d 632
Docket Number: 
Parties: 236 West 40th Street Corp., Appellant, v Chicago Title Insurance Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 54
Pages: 632–632

Head Matter:
236 West 40th Street Corp., Appellant, v Chicago Title Insurance Company, Respondent.
[864 NYS2d 416]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Milton A. Tingling, J.), entered August 3, 2007, which granted defendant's motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The policy exclusion regarding the "Rights of tenants or persons in possession" unambiguously applies to the suit by plaintiff insured's tenant, who claimed a right of first refusal based on the lease, since the dispute concerned a party in actual possession whose right was not of record (see Herbil Holding Co. v Commonwealth Land Tit. Ins. Co., 183 AD2d 219, 225 [1992]). Elaintiff failed to raise a question of fact as to untimely disclaimer, unable to produce an affidavit from a knowledgeable witness or other admissible evidence that defendant insurer had been given notice by plaintiff of the tenant's action.
We have considered plaintiffs remaining arguments and find them unavailing. Concur—Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli, Friedman, Williams and Moskowitz, JJ.