Legal Opinion
Putney School, Inc. v. Schaaf
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 14, 1991No. 89-253PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
We are asked to decide whether insurance policies underwritten by CNA Insurance Companies and National Union Fire Insurance Company provided coverage to Putney School for the wrongful discharge of a music teacher, Joseph Schaaf. After trial, the superior court ruled that CNA was properly notified of the teacher’s claim, but in a later proceeding held that its policy did not cover Putney School for breach of contract. The court also ruled that National Union’s policy excluded the Schaaf claim because National Union was not given notice of it according to a provision requiring notice of…
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