Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York December 30, 1992 (United Services Automobile Ass'n v. R. Maurice Associates, Inc.)

Order unanimously modified on the law *1022and as modified affirmed with costs to defendant in accordance with the following Memorandum: After paying the claim of one of its insureds, plaintiff retained Albert F. Stager, Inc. (Stager) to investigate and adjust a loss arising out of a fire attributed to a faulty television set. Stager then retained R. Maurice Associates, Inc.