Legal Opinion
Carolina Casualty Insurance v. Cummings Agency, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided July 30, 1996No. Civil No. 95-240-P-HPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HORNBY, District Judge.
The issue on this motion for summary judgment is what duty of care a “producer” of insurance owes an insurance company with respect to the applications that the producer forwards.
Background
The defendant, The Cummings Agency, Inc. (“Cummings”), has placed insurance on behalf of Geary Bonville and Judith Bonville d/b/a Bonville Farms (“Bonville Farms”) with a number of different companies over the years in an effort to obtain the most favorable rates. It forwarded to the plaintiff, Carolina Casualty Insurance Company…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rachel L. FENNELL, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. FIRST STEP DESIGNS, LTD, D/B/A Hand-In-Hand, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Chapman v. RideoutSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- Brae Asset Fund, L.P. v. AdamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- Ghiz v. Richard S. Bradford, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990