MacKinnon v. Hanover Insurance

This interlocutory transfer without ruling from the Superior Court (Souter, J.) arises out of an action for declaratory judgment to determine coverage under a homeowner’s liability insurance policy. In an underlying tort action, the present intervenor, Kimberly A. MacKinnon, on behalf of her daughter, claims liability against the present plaintiff, James F. MacKinnon, on theories of battery and negligent infliction of emotional distress, arising from alleged acts of assault in the form of sexual abuse by the plaintiff against his six-year-old stepdaughter.

The present defendant, Hanover…