Legal Opinion
W.R. Grace & Co. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 11, 1990PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace), a Connecticut corporation with its principal place of business in New York City, commenced this declaratory judgment action in 1987 against insurers from whom Grace had purchased excess comprehensive general liability insurance, in various amounts and at various times, between October 20, 1962, and June 30, 1984. Grace asserts that the defendants are obliged to *574defend Grace and, if liability is established, to indemnify it as to numerous claims for personal injury and property damage alleged to have been caused by products containing asbestos that were manufactured…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Finley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by80 opinions
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