Legal Opinion

Crane Service & Equipment Corp. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided August 20, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company (USF &G), an insurer under a comprehensive general liability insurance policy written for a general contractor, disclaims coverage for damage to a crane on the basis that the crane came within exclusions for property “rented to,” “used by,” and “in the care, custody or control of” the insured.1 On a motion for summary judgment, a judge of the Superior Court decided that the exclusions did not apply and that the owner of the damaged machine, Crane Service & Equipment Corp. (Crane), was entitled to recover damages from USF&G of $127,541.60, plus…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
  2. Continental Casualty Co. v. Gilbane Building Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  3. Terrio v. McDONOUGH HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
  4. VAPPI & CO. INC. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
  5. The Babcock & Wilcox Company v. Parsons Corporation v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Allstate Insurance v. Quinn Construction Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1989
  2. Wyner v. North American Specialty InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Travelers Insurance v. Waltham Industrial Laboratories Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1988
  4. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. CotterMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
  5. Milazzo v. Sentry InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987

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