Case Name: Jerome J. Kessler, Appellant, v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1990-02-02
Citations: 158 A.D.2d 974
Docket Number: Appeal No. 3
Parties: Jerome J. Kessler, Appellant, v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 158
Pages: 974–975

Head Matter:
Jerome J. Kessler, Appellant, v Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Respondent.
(Appeal No. 3.)

Opinion:
Under the circumstances of this case, plaintiff was using his insured vehicle within the meaning of section 5102 (b) of the Insurance Law (see also, 11 NYCRR 65.12 [a]; Wagman v American Fid. & Cas. Co., 304 NY 490) at the time he sustained injury. Thus he is entitled to first-party benefits from defendant (see, Matter of 20th Century Ins. Co. [Lumbermen's Mut. Cas. Co.], 80 AD2d 288). Accordingly, that portion of the order that denied plaintiff first-party benefits must be reversed. (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Cayuga County, Corning, J. — summary judgment.) Present — Denman, J. P., Boomer, Green, Lawton and Davis, JJ.