Case Name: In the Matter of Consolidated Mutual Insurance Company. Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, Appellant; Harold J. Levy, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1985-04-08
Citations: 110 A.D.2d 698
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Consolidated Mutual Insurance Company. Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, Appellant; Harold J. Levy, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 110
Pages: 698–699

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Consolidated Mutual Insurance Company. Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, Appellant; Harold J. Levy, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
The claimants have demonstrated that they have met the prerequisites of CPLR 901 for the maintenance of a class action (see, e.g., Hoerger v Board of Educ., 98 AD2d 274, 283). Nothing in the Insurance Law prevents this claim from being pursued as a class action; moreover, Insurance Law former § 543 (now Insurance Law § 7432) has been satisfied by the filing of a notice of claim on behalf of the class (see, Hoerger v Board of Educ., supra, pp 280-281). O'Connor, J. P., Rubin, Lawrence and Eiber, JJ., concur.