Legal Opinion
VAPPI & CO. INC. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 2, 1965PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
The plaintiff (Vappi) seeks to recover, under the terms of an insurance policy issued by the defendant (Aetna), for legal fees and engineering services incurred by Vappi in defending proceedings against it. The trial judge heard the case upon a statement of agreed facts, and ordered judgment for Vappi for $4,084.36. Aetna appealed.
In 1957 and 1958, coverage B of liability policies issued by Aetna to Vappi required Aetna to pay all sums which Vappi “shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of injury to . . . property . . . caused by accident.” Aetna also undertook to defend…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Sheehan v. GorianskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. MoritzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- New England Gas & Electric Ass'n v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Magoun v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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3Cited by118 opinions
- Hakim v. Massachusetts Insurers' Insolvency FundMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. PitroloWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
- Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. v. Commercial Union InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance v. AbernathyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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