Legal Opinion
Broom v. Continental Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided November 16, 2005No. 2004-869PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDalianis, J.
The appellants, C. Edward Broom, Thomas P. Broom, Christopher J. Broom and Nicholas Brunet, appeal orders of the Superior Court (McGuire, J.) granting summary judgment to appellee Interstate Fire and Casualty Company (Interstate), and denying their motion for reimbursement of defense costs. The appellants contend that the trial court improperly ruled that Interstate did not have a duty to defend them in an underlying lawsuit. We reverse the order granting summary judgment, vacate the order denying reimbursement of defense costs, and remand.
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