Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Dawn M. Harlor v. Amica Mutual Insurance COmpany

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 3, 2016No. Docket: Kno-15-282Published

1ConcurrenceAlexander, J.

[¶ 27] I concur in the result to vacate the trial court’s decision, but, respectfully, I do not concur in the Court’s reasoning, and I write to ensure that the Court’s analysis is not over-read. This action involves a standard contract dispute. The Court’s opinion, based entirely on the law regarding the duty to defend, should not be read to support any interpretation of law beyond what is necessary to decide this case. In other words, it should not be read to allow every two-party contract dispute to. include a tortious interference with an advantageous relationship' claim with a potential…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Wayne v. Farm Family Mutual InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  2. MacKerron v. MaduraSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
  3. Rubin v. Matthews International Corp.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  4. Barnes v. ZappiaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
  5. Perkins v. PendletonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1897

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