Legal Opinion
City of Burlington v. Glens Falls Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided June 3, 1975No. 35-75PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDaley, J.
Edward Dugan was injured by a fall into a partially uncovered manhole located within the street right-of-way at the northeast corner of Champlain Street and King Street in Burlington and subsequently filed a complaint against the city. By declaratory judgment action, plaintiff City of Burlington asked the Chittenden Superior Court to determine that Hie provisions of its comprehensive liability policy with defendant Glens Falls Insurance Company required the insurer to cover and defend the city against Dugan’s personal injury claim.
Defendant refused to defend the city, pointing to an exclusion…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hampton v. State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1972
- American Fidelity Co. v. North British & Mercantile InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
- Sanborn v. Village of Enosburg FallsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1914
- Labruzza v. Boston Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Town of Manchester v. CherbonneauSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gerrish Corporation, Doing Business as Gerrish Motors, Doing Business as Scrub-A-Dub v. Universal Underwriters Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Village of Morrisville Water & Light Department v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, D. Vermont · 1991
- Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.District Court, D. Vermont · 1992
- City of Burlington v. Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services, Ltd.Supreme Court of Vermont · 2000
- Dugan v. City of BurlingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1977
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