Legal Opinion
Aragona v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 3, 1977No. [No. 4, September Term, 1977.]PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, C. J.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider the proper interpretation of an exclusionary provision in a policy of lawyer’s malpractice insurance issued to attorney Mitchell Myers by the appellee, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (St. Paul). Under the policy, St. Paul agreed to pay on behalf of Myers:
“all sums which the Insured shall become legally obligated to pay as damages arising out of the performance of professional services for others in the Insured’s capacity as a lawyer and caused by the Insured or any other person for whose acts the Insured is legally liable. ...”
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Brohawn v. Transamerica InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- Lee v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Bird v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Sabella v. WislerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- Government Employees Insurance v. DeJamesCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Sullins v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Truck Insurance Exchange v. Marks Rentals, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Bushey v. Northern Assurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Empire Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1997
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