LaPointe v. Shelby Mutual Insurance

This is a bill in equity for declaratory relief brought in behalf of the Continental Casualty Com pany (Continental). The plaintiff is a retail distributor of bottled gas which is supplied to him from Home Gas Company (Home). Continental was the liability insurer of Home which afforded coverage to the plaintiff for personal injury and property damage liability under a manufacturers’ and contractors’ liability policy. The plaintiff was insured by the defendant The Shelby Mutual Insurance Company (Shelby) under a motor vehicle liability policy which covered the loading and unloading of goods.…