Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. SCA Services, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 26, 1992PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company brought this action in the Superior Court seeking a declaration under G. L. c. 231A (1990 ed.) that it was not obligated to defend or indemnify its insured, SCA Services, Inc. (SCA), in an action brought by the State of New York and the town of Tusten, New York, for damages caused by hazardous waste leaching out of a landfill in Tusten to which SCA brought such waste for disposal. Liberty Mutual’s complaint for declaratory relief also sought a judicial determination of the rights and liabilities of SCA’s other insurers. 2 On cross-motions for summary judgment,…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Community National Bank v. DawesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Waste Management of Carolinas, Inc. v. Peerless InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
- Technicon Electronics Corp. v. American Home Assurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Hazen Paper Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
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3Cited by83 opinions
- Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- Polaroid Corp. v. the Travelers Indemnity Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Herbert A. Sullivan, Inc. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. General Dynamics Corporation, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company v. General Dynamics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Trustees of Tufts University v. Commercial Union InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
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