Legal Opinion
American Policyholders' Insurance Co. v. Cumberland Cold Storage Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 18, 1977PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DELAHANTY, Justice.
This is an action for declaratory relief brought by American Policyholders’ Insurance Company (American). The case is before us on American’s appeal from the granting of summary judgment for defendant George I. Lewis (Lewis).
We deny the appeal and affirm the judgment of the Superior Court as modified pursuant to our discussion below.
On October 25, 1973, a fire occurred in a Portland cold storage warehouse owned by Pine State Beef Company (Pine State) and leased to Cumberland Cold Storage Company (Cumberland). Numerous lawsuits for damages resulting from the fire were filed…
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- EMPLOYERS'FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. BealsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
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