Legal Opinion

Clifford Construction Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided March 3, 1981Published

1Opinion of the CourtTiffany, J.

This is an action in contract where the plaintiff seeks to recover the sum of $1,603.35, the amount expended in defense of a suit initiated against it by a third party. The plaintiff says it was entitled to a defense by the insurance company defendant in accordance with the provisions of an insurance policy issued by the defendant.

• There was a finding for the plaintiff in the trial court in the amount of $ 1,603.35 and the defendant is aggrieved by the denial of its Requests for Rulings of Law, eighteen in all.

The sole issue before this Division is the interpretation of a provision of the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Johnson Controls, Inc. v. BowesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
  2. McCarthy v. RendleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
  3. Segal v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  4. Depot Cafe Inc. v. Century Indemnity Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  5. Parker v. Middlesex Mutual Assurance Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901

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