Legal Opinion

Cookson v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided January 24, 2012PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Majority: SAUFLEY, C.J., and ALEXANDER, LEVY, MEAD, and GORMAN, JJ.

Dissent: SILVER, and JABAR, JJ.

MEAD, J.

[¶ 1] Mark Cookson appeals from the judgment of the Superior Court (York County, Brennan, J.) granting Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment. Cookson argues that the court erred in concluding that his homeowner’s insurance policies excluded an item of heavy construction machinery, his Case 590M tractor, from loss coverage. We affirm the judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] The facts of this case were not disputed on summary judgment. In 2004, Mark Cookson purchased a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jipson v. Liberty Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  2. Bumgardner v. Terra Nova Ins. Co. Ltd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2002
  3. Maine Drilling & Blasting, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  4. Kimball v. New England Guaranty Ins.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
  5. Bowen v. Hanover InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1991

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. BryantSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
  2. Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company v. Estate of Eric E. BensonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2015
  3. Robert Flaherty v. Helen MutherSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
  4. Kelley v. North East Insurance Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017
  5. Kelley v. North East Insurance Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2017

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