Legal Opinion

Northern Security Insurance Co. v. Mitec Electronics, Ltd.

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 1, 2008No. 2007-109PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtReiber, C.J.

¶ 1. Defendants Mitec Electronics Limited, Mitec Telecom Incorporated, and Myer T. Bentob appeal from a series of adverse superior court orders in a declaratory-judgment action concerning insurance coverage filed by plaintiff Northern Security Insurance Company (NSIC). Defendants’ claims of error fall into three general categories: (1) jurisdictional; (2) the interpretation of a general release; and (3) plaintiffs post-judgment motion seeking to amend its complaint to request recoupment of attorney’s fees. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

¶ 2. The facts underlying this appeal extend…

2Cases cited36 opinions

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  4. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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