Legal Opinion

Marshall Contractors, Inc. v. Peerless Insurance

District Court, D. Rhode Island

Decided August 23, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-0042-TPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TORRES, District Judge.

This is a suit on a performance bond issued by Peerless Insurance Company (“Peerless”) to Marshall Contractors, Inc. (“Marshall”) guaranteeing the performance of one of Marshall’s subcontractors, VT Properties, Inc. (“VT”). It is presently before the Court for consideration of Marshall’s motion for partial summary judgment in the form of a declaration that “Peerless is obligated as a matter of law to pay consequential damages under the performance bond.” That motion is denied for reasons set out below.

FACTS

Marshall is a Rhode Island corporation that…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Flast v. CohenSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Lawton v. Great Southwest Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
  4. Bibeault v. Hanover InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
  5. Annie Wiggins v. North American Equitable Life Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Crellin Technologies, Inc. v. Equipmentlease Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  2. ADP Marshall, Inc. v. NORESCO, LLCDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 2010
  3. New Bern Riverfront Development LLC v. Weaver Cooke Construction, LLC (In re New Bern Riverfront Development, LLC)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2014
  4. Apex Development Company, LLC v. State of Rhode Island Department of Transportation v. S&R/Pihl, A Joint Venture, LLCSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2023
  5. Arch Insurance Company v. Centerplan Construction Co., LLCDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2019

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