Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. Fitchburg Mutual Insurance

The plaintiff brought an action for declaratory relief in the Superior Court to determine whether the plaintiff was under a duty to defend and indemnify Patricia Trimble2 (under a homeowner’s insurance policy issued to Trimble’s *819parents) in a tort action brought by Stephanie Button against Trimble for an alleged civil battery occurring at Trimble’s and Button’s place of employment. In allowing summary judgment for the plaintiff, a Superior Court judge ruled that the plaintiff was not required to provide a defense or indemnify Trimble because the incident fell within the “business pursuits”…