Legal Opinion
Lavoie v. DORCHESTER MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 10, 1989PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLINS, Justice.
Plaintiffs Richard Lavoie and his son, Daniel Lavoie, brought this declaratory judgment action in Superior Court (Andros-coggin County) seeking a declaration that Defendant Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Dorchester) must defend them, pursuant to a homeowners insurance policy, in a suit brought by Donald Bour-get. The Superior Court {Alexander, J.) found Dorchester not obligated to defend and indemnify the Lavoies and thus granted its motion for summary judgment. We vacate the judgment.
In the underlying complaint Bourget sought damages for personal injuries…
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