Legal Opinion
Town of Middleborough v. Middleborough Gas & Electric Department
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 2, 1999No. 97-P-2030PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
More than a decade ago, on August 8, 1988, the Henry B. Burkland School in Middleborough, a public school, was partially destroyed by fire. The town’s insurer, United Community Insurance Company (United), indemnified the town in excess of $4,000,000 for the cost of rebuilding and re-equipping the school. By that payment, United, by the terms of its insurance contract with the town, was subrogated to the town’s rights against any person liable for the fire damage. United traced the fire to a utility pole that had been improperly grounded by reason of the negligence of Middleborough Gas and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Shea v. Bay State Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- McAndrew v. School Committee of CambridgeMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Powers, Inc. v. Wayside, Inc. of FalmouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
- Bruns v. Jordan Marsh Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Plymouth Port, Inc. v. SmithMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
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