Legal Opinion
County of Barnstable v. American Financial Corp.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 23, 2001No. 99-P-693PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCypher, J.
The plaintiffs, county of Barnstable and two county commissioners (collectively Barnstable County or county) appeal from the allowance of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, American Financial Corporation, doing business as Great American Insurance Companies, Inc. (Great American). Claiming that it was entitled to defense and indemnification from Great American under the county’s public officials liability policy for a civil action brought by an inmate of the county jail *214and house of correction, the county brought an action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief.2 The inmate…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cody v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Hakim v. Massachusetts Insurers' Insolvency FundMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Citation Insurance v. GomezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Offices Unlimited, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- Jefferson Insurance Co. of New York v. City of HolyokeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
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3Cited by27 opinions
- General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of America, Inc. v. MacKenzieMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Sullivan v. Southland Life InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
- Foisy v. Royal MacCabees Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- Winbrook Communication Services, Inc. v. United States Liability Insurance Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
- GE HFS Holdings, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
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