Vanguard Insurance v. Hartford Insurance

Opinion

SCHWEITZER, J.

JAppeal by plaintiff Vanguard Insurance Company from judgment in favor of defendant Hartford Insurance Company in an action for declaratory relief in which plaintiff sought to recover from defendant a pro rata share of a settlement made by plaintiff of a damage claim. The essential facts are not in dispute.

Hartford insured a Mr. and Mrs. Anderson under a “homeowners” policy which contained the following insuring clauses: “To pay on behalf of the insured all sums which the insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages because of bodily injury or property damage,…