Maryland Casualty Co. v. Pioneer Seafoods Co.

I dissent. The basic question is as to whether the Casualty Company was bound by contract to defend a certain action against the Sea Foods Company by one Hanseth, whose complaint alleged that he was suffering from tuberculosis contracted while he was employed by the latter company on its fishing boat as a result of its negligence in' supplying him with unhealthful sleeping quarters and insufficient nourishment.

The answer to this question depends upon the construction of a policy of insurance issued by the Casualty Company to the Sea Foods Company. That in turn depends upon whether Hanseth’s…