Legal Opinion
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Rosso
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 23, 1987PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOLNIK, Justice.
Edwin A. Rosso (Rosso) appeals from a judgment entered by the Superior Court (Penobscot County) in favor of his insurer, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company (USF & G). After a jury-waived trial, the Superior Court held that USF & G was not required to defend or indemnify Rosso in a negligence action brought against him by William D. Rilings, Jr. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the judgment.
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In late August, 1981, William D. Rilings, Jr. (Rilings) was injured when he fell from a load of hay piled in Rosso’s pick-up truck. In January, 1984, Rilings, through…
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