Belanger v. Silva

This civil action for negligence was brought by Joseph and Viola Belanger in 1970 against Armand G. Silva, doing business as Maple Hill Nursery. Silva commenced a third-party suit against John J. Clarke Insurance, Inc. (Clarke), which joined Shelby Mutual Insurance Company (Shelby) as an additional third-party defendant under Silva’s third-party complaint. The action against Clarke is for breach of its agreement with Silva to procure liability insurance for Silva’s business. The action against Shelby is upon the insurance contract allegedly issued by Shelby. Shelby filed a cross-claim against…