Legal Opinion
Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund v. Continental Casualty Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 13, 1987PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins , J.
The case is one of two we decide today concerning the consequences to an apparent excess insurer of the insolvency of the underlying insurer. See Gulezian v. Lincoln Ins. Co., post 606 (1987).
In January, 1977, Irene Reilly allegedly sustained personal injuries as a result of a fall on premises owned by Roy Farr. The Reillys commenced a tort action against Farr in the Superior Court in Essex County. Farr had primary insurance covering the claim in the amount of $300,000 with Reserve Insurance Company (Reserve) and umbrella excess third-party liability insurance coverage (from $300,000 to…
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- Mission National Insurance Company v. Duke Transportation Company, Inc., Duke Transportation, Inc. v. Mission National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Fageol Truck & Coach Co. v. Pacific Indemnity Co.California Supreme Court · 1941
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