New York Court of Appeals

Government Employees Insurance Company v. Milton Kligler

June 9, 197742 N.Y.2d 863

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and granted a declaratory judgment for the insurer, holding that the wife’s automobile was excluded from coverage. The court reasoned that the vehicle did not meet the policy’s definitions of a temporary substitute automobile or a non‑owned vehicle and that clear, unambiguous policy language must be given its plain meaning.