Legal Opinion

American Home Assurance Co. v. Ingeneri

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 18, 1984PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATHEN, Justice.

The defendants, Philip Ingeneri and Gardner Foss, appeal from a declaratory judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County) determining that plaintiff has no duty to defend or to indemnify its insured, defendant Ingeneri, in the legal malpractice action brought against Ingen-eri by his former client, defendant Foss. On appeal defendants contend that the plaintiff malpractice insurance carrier is not relieved of its obligations under the policy on the grounds of either misrepresentation or lack of notice. We agree that the single misrepresentation which is supported…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. American Policyholders' Insurance Co. v. Cumberland Cold Storage Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1977
  2. L. Ray Packing Co. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  3. Witherell v. Maine InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1861
  4. Berman v. Fraternities Health & Accident Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1910
  5. Johnson v. Maine & New Brunswick InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1891

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Michael Franco v. Selective Insurance Company, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  2. Powell v. Time InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Hays v. Jackson National Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
  4. Liberty Insurance Underwriters, Inc. v. Estate of FaulknerSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2008
  5. Hardy v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaUtah Supreme Court · 1988

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