Legal Opinion
Port East Transfer, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided May 12, 1993No. Misc. No. 10, September Term, 1992PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McAULIFFE, Judge.
The United States District Court for the District of Maryland has certified to this Court a question involving the required elements of a contract claim brought by an insurer against its insured for unpaid retrospective premiums and involving the allocation of burdens of proof and production of evidence in such an action.
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Between 1 March 1986 and 25 April 1989, Port East Transfer (Port East) 1 entered into a number of contracts of insurance with Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual), some of which provided for retrospective premium adjustments. Under a…
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- Transport Indemnity Co. v. Dahlen Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1968
- Mayor of Baltimore v. Allied Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1964
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