Legal Opinion
Trempe v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 24, 1985PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
When Robert and Eileen Trempe’s house and its contents were damaged by fire on July 29, 1977, they presented a claim for their loss to their insurer, the defendant Aetna. Aetna declined to pay on the policy on the basis that the Trempes intentionally and knowingly caused or contributed to the cause of the fire. Judgment in favor of the Trempes entered on their complaint brought under G. L. c. 93A, §§ 2 & 9, and G. L. c. 176D, §§ 2 & 3. On Aetna’s appeal, we affirm the judgment as to liability but remand the matter for recalculation of the Trempes’ damages consistent with this opinion.
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