Legal Opinion
Orleans Village v. Union Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided February 14, 1975No. 81-74Published
1Opinion of the Court
335 A.2d 315 (1975)
ORLEANS VILLAGE
v.
UNION MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 81-74.
Supreme Court of Vermont, Orleans.
February 14, 1975.
Rehearing Denied March 10, 1975.
May & Davies, Barton, for plaintiff.
McKee, Clewley & FitzPatrick, Montpelier, for defendant.
Before BARNEY, C. J., SMITH, DALEY and LARROW, JJ., and SHANGRAW, C. J. (Ret.), Assigned.
SMITH, Justice.
An insurer who refused to defend a village sued in negligence argues here that the resolution of an issue litigated in that action won by the injured party is not binding on the insurer when the village later sues the insurer for breach…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Farm Bureau Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. HammerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1949
- Ferguson v. Birmingham Fire Insurance CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1969
- Wells v. Village of Orleans, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- Hill v. GrandeySupreme Court of Vermont · 1974
- American Fidelity Co. v. North British & Mercantile InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
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