Legal Opinion
Latour v. Commercial Union Insurance
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided November 13, 1981No. Civ. A. 78-035, 78-036 and 79-023PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
Commercial Union Insurance Co., [hereinafter referred to as CU], has moved for summary judgment in the above-entitled actions, claiming that it is immune from tort liability in these cases under the Rhode Island Workers’ Compensation Act, R.I.G.L. §§ 28-29-1 et seq. Plaintiffs strongly dispute that any such immunity exists. After careful consideration of the respective arguments, the Court is convinced that the proper reading of this Court’s opinion in Mustapha v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 268 F.Supp. 890 (D.R.I.), aff’d, 387 F.2d 631 (1st Cir. 1967),…
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