Western Mass. Blasting Corp. v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance

OPINION

Asserting that its blasting activity did not cause any physical damage to a homeowner’s residence, a contractor sued the homeowner’s insurance company and sought to preclude it from obtaining reimbursement for its settlement of the homeowner’s property-damage claims. It alleged, among other claims, tortious in terference with contract. A Superior Court motion justice dismissed the contractor’s complaint, and entered summary judgment in favor of the homeowner’s insurer.

The plaintiff-contractor, Western Mass. Blasting Corporation (Western), has appealed from this summary judgment, one…