Legal Opinion
Patrons Oxford Mutual Insurance v. Garcia
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 26, 1998PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAUFLEY, Justice.
[¶ 1] Patrons Oxford Mutual Insurance Company appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Bradford, J.) dismissing its complaint for declaratory judgment seeking a determination that it had no duty to defend or indemnify its insured, Jesus Garcia, against claims that might be brought by Garcia’s lessee. The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the court correctly concluded that the issue was not yet ripe for judicial determination. We affirm the judgment.
[¶ 2] Patrons’s complaint alleges the following facts. In June of 1996, Garcia…
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