Legal Opinion
Rocque v. Co-Op. Fire Ins. Ass'n of Vt.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided November 3, 1981No. 197-80PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarney, C.J.
In 1976 plaintiffs Maurice and Katherine Rocque owned and operated a dairy farm in St. Albans, Vermont. The farm had been in the Rocque family for over thirty years, and throughout that entire period had been insured against fire under a policy procured for the plaintiffs by the defendant, Nye Insurance Agency, and held by a second defendant, Cooperative Fire Insurance Association of Vermont. The third defendant, Federal Land Bank Association, held a mortgage on the farm.
The Rocques applied for a renewal of their policy in August, 1976. As was customary, a representative of the Nye Agency met…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Tyrrell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Vermont · 1937
- Hill v. GrandeySupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Boyce v. National Commercial Bank & Trust Co.New York Supreme Court · 1964
- Rutland Country Club, Inc. v. City of RutlandSupreme Court of Vermont · 1981
- Adkins & Ainley, Inc. v. BusadaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by30 opinions
- American Casualty Company of Reading, Pennsylvania v. Nordic Leasing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Booska v. Hubbard Insurance Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1993
- Bancroft v. Commissioner of Motor VehiclesConnecticut Appellate Court · 1998
- Larocque v. Rhode Island Joint Reinsurance Ass'nSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
- McGee v. Vermont Federal Bank, FSBSupreme Court of Vermont · 1999
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