Goodman v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

The plaintiffs, Isodore Goodman and Isodo Real Estate Management Co., Inc., owners of a parcel of land in the town of Great Barrington, brought this action in the Superior Court against their general liability insurers, Aetna Casualty & Surety Company and Vermont Mutual Insurance Company. The plaintiffs sought a declaration under G. L. c. 231A (1990 ed.), that Aetna and Vermont Mutual were required to indemnify them in a suit brought by a neighboring property owner for damages resulting from the leak of gasoline from an underground tank on the plaintiffs’ property; they also sought damages…