Legal Opinion
General Star Indemnity Co. v. Duffy
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 10, 1999No. 98-2244PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
James and Mark Duffy own a 48-room lodging house with two retail stores on the first floor (the Premises), located at 257 Pleasant Street, Worcester, Massachusetts. After the Premises sustained over $100,000 in fire damage in July 1995, the Duffys’ insurer rescinded the policy based on misrepresentations in the Duffys’ application for insurance about the presence of sprinklers on the Premises. The insurer thereafter filed suit in the district court seeking a declaratory judgment validating its rescission. The district court obliged, ruling that the insurer was justified…
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