Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Bay Insurance v. Ferraiolo Construction Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 14, 1990PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, Justice.
Ferraiolo Construction Co., Inc. (“Fer-raiolo”) appeals from a summary judgment in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Fritzsche, J.) in which it is declared that Ferraiolo’s comprehensive general liability insurer, Massachusetts Bay Insurance Company, has no duty to defend nor indemnify Ferraiolo from certain claims (“the Coffey suit”) brought against it by William Coffey and others. 1 Because the Superior Court erred in its application of the law, we vacate the judgment.
The plaintiffs in the Coffey suit, which is still pending, allege that Ferraiolo operated its gravel…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Weedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Baybutt Construction Corp. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Peerless Insurance Co. v. BrennonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
- Patrons-Oxford Mutual Insurance v. DodgeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1981
- Union Mutual Fire Insurance v. Inhabitants of TopshamSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Gibson v. Farm Family Mutual InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Auto Europe, LLC v. Connecticut Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Mutlu v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2003
- Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. ValleeSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
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