Gendron v. Pawtucket Mutual Insurance

NICHOLS, Justice.

It is rare for an appellate court to encounter a case challenging an order entered upon a motion in limine, first, because such a motion is addressed to the discretion of the trial court, and, second, because the order thereon is interlocutory in nature.

This case, however, which comes up on report pursuant to M.R.Civ.P. 72(c), presents such a challenge.

On December 8, 1971, a fire destroyed a service station on Lisbon Street, in Lewi-ston, Maine, which was owned in fee by the Plaintiffs. That property was covered by a fire insurance policy issued by the Defendant, which policy…