St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Boston Housing Authority

The plaintiff company (the insurer) on February 20, 1985, filed a complaint seeking a declaration of its rights and its obligations (if any) to the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) under two public employees’ blanket bonds (the bonds) in circumstances outlined in the complaint. BHA filed an answer and counterclaims. Responses were received to requests by both the insurer and BHA for admission of facts.

*7BHA, on April 2, 1986, filed a motion, supported by an affidavit, for partial summary judgment.1 The insurer, on June 10, 1986, filed a motion, for total summary judgment for it, supported by…