Legal Opinion

Greater Providence Trust Co. v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided April 14, 1976No. 74-171-AppealPublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.

This is a suit concerning a fire insurance policy. It is before us on the plaintiff’s appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court for the defendant, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Nationwide), after a jury-waived trial.

Apex Realty, Inc. (Apex) d/b/a Apex Auto Body, Inc. owned a four-unit apartment house located at 433 Washington Street in the town of Coventry. The apartment house and a next-door garage, which served as the headquarters of Apex’s auto body business, were subject to a first mortgage of $35,000 held by Centreville Savings Bank and a second mortgage of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Knight v. LawrenceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
  2. Flagler v. WessmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
  3. Triple Cities Construction Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1958
  4. Ottendorfer v. Aetna Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1967
  5. Miners Savings Bank v. Merchants Fire InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Martin v. HowardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2001
  2. Salloum Foods & Liquor, Inc. v. Parliament InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. McAdam v. GrzelczykSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
  4. Eric Chase v. Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2017
  5. Nationall Refrigeration, Inc. v. Travelers Indemnity Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2008

17 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API