Waumbec Mills, Inc. v. Bahnson Service Co.

The first question presented is whether the defendant, Bahnson Service Company, breached its contract with the plaintiff Waumbec Mills, Inc., to maintain liability insurance to protect the plaintiff against such claims as those arising out of the accident to the defendant’s employees, Perry and Walsh. The record discloses the following facts: While working for the defendant upon the plaintiff’s premises, performing work called for by the service contract between the plaintiff and defendant, the employees were injured by what the jury found to be, in whole or in part, the negligent maintenance…