Frohberg v. Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance

On June 2, 1988, the plaintiff, Helen Frohberg, sold her residence in Dover to Joan and Barry Roth for $600,000. Up to the time of the sale, Frohberg maintained a standard homeowner’s insurance policy with respect to the premises through the defendant, Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company, covering the period April 6, 1988, to April 6, 1989. Frohberg cancelled the policy as of the date of the closing. In July, 1990, the Roths, having discovered in January, 1990, that the house contained urea for maldehyde foam insulation (UFFI), sued Frohberg and others connected with the 1988 sale,…