Legal Opinion
Continental Casualty Co. v. Gilbane Building Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 13, 1984PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
Continental Casualty Company (Continental) brought an action for a declaratory judgment against Gil-bane Building Company (Gilbane) and H. H. Robertson Company (Robertson) to determine whether Continental had a duty to defend Gilbane and Robertson in actions brought by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company (Hancock) and Mamma Leone’s of Boston, Inc. (Mamma Leone), claiming damages from Gilbane and Robertson for the faulty design 2 of the John Hancock Tower (Tower). A judge of the Superior Court, on Continental’s motion for a judgment on the pleadings or, in the alternative, for summary…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Terrio v. McDONOUGH HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- VAPPI & CO. INC. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- George Bartholomew v. Appalachian Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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