Legal Opinion
Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. v. Estate of Faulkner
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 7, 2008No. Docket: Yor-07-180PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSilver, J.
[¶ 1] This case was reported pursuant to Rule 24 of the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure following the denial of the summary judgment motions of Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. and defendant Cooke & Young Development, LLC (York County, Fñtzsche, J.). We accept and answer three of the five questions reported, 1 and remand for further action.
I. BACKGROUND
[¶ 2] In 2003, attorney Peter D. Faulkner, a solo practitioner, submitted an application for lawyer’s professional liability insurance from Liberty. The application contained the following question: “After inquiry, has any lawyer to be…
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