Legal Opinion
Hakim v. Massachusetts Insurers' Insolvency Fund
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 14, 1997PublishedCited by 220 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
The question for decision is whether the “owned property” exclusion in a homeowners’ insurance policy bars coverage for the costs incurred by the policyholders for the cleanup of an oil spill on their property. The cleanup was undertaken after the policyholders received a notice of responsibility from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (department). Ralph W. Hakim and Mary F. Hakim (Hakims) commenced this action against Abington Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Abington)2 when Abington, the issuer of their homeowners’ insurance policy, refused to indemnify the Hakims for…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Intel Corporation v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Hazen Paper Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Cody v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Gilbane Building Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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3Cited by220 opinions
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- Brazas Sporting Arms, Inc. v. American Empire Surplus Lines InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Merchants Insurance Co. of New Hampshire, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Boazova v. Safety InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2012
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