Legal Opinion
A.W. Chesterton Co. v. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 12, 2005PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
This case (here on direct appellate review) concerns the liability of the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund (Fund) on excess indemnity policies issued by Midland Insurance Company (Midland) to A.W. Chesterton Company (Chesterton) covering asbestos-related liability claims involving Chesterton products. Although other insurers were involved in the case, the only parties to this appeal are Chesterton and the Fund. We confine ourselves to the issues raised by these parties, which concern conclusions of a judge in the Superior Court that:(1) The Fund is not barred by loches in raising the…
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