Cardente v. Maggiacomo Insurance Agency, Inc.

In this civil action the plaintiffs seek reimbursement for losses sustained as a result of a fire. The gravamen of their complaint is that the defendants undertook, but negligently failed, to provide them with insurance coverage against those losses. A trial justice in the Superior Court granted the defendants’ motion for a summary judgment, and the plaintiffs appealed.

It appears that plaintiffs operate lumberyards at various locations in this state and that defendants are insurance agents who for many years have provided plaintiffs with their insurance coverage and protection. As part of…