Legal Opinion
Cooperative Fire Ins. Ass'n v. Bizon
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided March 28, 1997No. 95-214PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDooley, J.
This appeal arises from a declaratory judgment action brought by plaintiff Cooperative Fire Insurance Association of Ver mont against its insured, Robert Bizon, to seek a determination that it did not have to defend or indemnify Bizon in a civil action over the shooting death of James R. Ashcroft on Bizon’s property. Cooperative Fire subsequently added by motion James W Ashcroft (hereinafter defendant), as administrator of James R. Ashcroft’s estate and his parent. James W Ashcroft is plaintiff in the underlying tort action against Bizon. After a trial without jury, the trial court found that…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Federal Kemper Insurance Company v. Rauscher, Richard H. And Griffith, Robert and Griffith, Linda. Appeal of Robert and Linda GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- City of Burlington v. National Union Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Gerrish Corporation, Doing Business as Gerrish Motors, Doing Business as Scrub-A-Dub v. Universal Underwriters Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- State v. Glens Falls InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1979
- Gifford Memorial Hospital v. Town of RandolphSupreme Court of Vermont · 1955
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Preferred Mutual Insurance v. GamacheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Northern Security Insurance v. PerronSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
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- Fireman's Fund Insurance v. CNA InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
- Vermont Mutual Insurance v. WalukiewiczSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
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