Carr v. Peerless Insurance

Plaintiff Gregory Carr appeals from a judgment entered in the Addison Superior Court declaring that neither defendant Peerless Insurance Company nor defendant New England Acceptance Corporation (NEAC) are obligated to defend and/or to indemnify him in connection with a suit against him that arose out of a fire at a residence at which he performed work as an electrician. We conclude that the superior court properly rendered summary judgment in favor of Peerless as plaintiff’s liability insurer. However, because the record demonstrates that NEAC, an insurance premium financing company, failed…