Society for Christian Activities, Inc. v. Markel Insurance

The Society for Christian Activities, Inc., doing business as Camp Good News (Camp), and Faith Willard, the Camp’s president and director, commenced a declaratory judgment action against Markel Insurance Company (Markel), the Camp’s general liability insurer, to recover a settlement amount paid by the Camp that exceeded the limit of the Camp’s automobile insurance policy, and to recover attorney’s fees and costs allegedly incurred on behalf of Willard.3 A judge in the Superior Court, relying on Worcester Mut. Ins. Co. v. Marnell, 398 Mass. 240 (1986), allowed Willard’s motion for summary…