Weeks v. Co-Operative Insurance

The defendant, Co-Operative Insurance Companies, appeals the decision of the Superior Court {Smith, J.) granting summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Bill O. Weeks. We reverse.

The following facts are undisputed. The plaintiff owns property in Whitefíeld, on which a four-story brick and timber frame structure is located. In the 1940s or 1950s, a brick veneer wall was built over the existing asphalt shingle wall on one side of the building. In March 2000, the brick veneer wall was damaged when it separated from the asphalt shingle wall. The property was insured by a business owner’s…