Legal Opinion
Clarendon National Insurance v. Arbella Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 24, 2004No. 02-P-230PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
The defendant Arbella Mutual Insurance Company (Arbella) appeals from an entry of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff Clarendon National Insurance Company (Clarendon) declaring that Arbella was the primary insurer liable for any claims arising out of an October 16, 1998, automobile accident. The sole issue on appeal is whether the judge erred in applying Massachusetts law rather than Rhode Island law to interpret two insurance clauses.
Background. The undisputed facts are these. Bernice Michel, a resident of Mendon, Massachusetts, and a duly licensed Massachusetts driver, owned a car…
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