Verrastro v. Middlesex Insurance

The plaintiffs, Frank and Leonard Verrastro, sought damages from the defendant, Middlesex Insur*180anee Company, claiming that the defendant wrongfully refused to pay the proceeds of a fire insurance policy on a building owned by the plaintiffs and damaged by fire. The plaintiffs’ four count complaint essentially alleged that the defendant breached its contract with the plaintiffs and breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The defendant denied the material allegations of the complaint and asserted four special defenses: (1) that the plaintiffs failed to comply with the…