Legal Opinion

Vermont Mutual Insurance v. Zamsky

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 9, 2013No. 13-1172PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

It seems self-evident that a story that involves throwing gasoline on a smoldering fire is unlikely to have a happy ending. That is true here, but the parties to this appeal have sifted through the embers and identified what some might regard as an oxymoron: an interesting insurance coverage question. After careful consideration, we conclude that the district court properly construed the relevant insurance contracts and proceeded to answer the coverage question correctly. 1 Accordingly, we affirm.

Defendant-appellee Andrew Zamsky is an insured under three homeowners’…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Haley v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
  2. Daniel J. Roche Et Ux. Valerie Roche v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Hazen Paper Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
  4. Cody v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  5. Hakim v. Massachusetts Insurers' Insolvency FundMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997

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3Cited by23 opinions

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