Bates v. Vermont Mutual Insurance

The respondent, Vermont Mutual Insurance Company (Vermont Mutual), appeals the denial by the Superior Court (Abramson, J.) of its summary judgment motion, and the grant of petitioner Marilyn Bates’ cross-motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

I

The record supports, or the trial court found, the following. On December 5,2004, Bates was injured when she fell down the steps at Milford Mill, the apartment complex where she lived in Milford. Milford Mill is owned by Milford Mill Limited Partnership (MMLP). MMLP was insured through a businessowners policy (policy) issued by Vermont Mutual.…