Legal Opinion

Morvay v. Hanover Insurance Companies

Supreme Court of New Hampshire

Decided March 3, 1986No. 85-077PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

The plaintiffs appeal from a ruling by the Superior Court {Dunn, J.) dismissing count IV of a four-count writ which plaintiffs brought against the defendants for non-payment of an insurance claim. We reverse.

The plaintiffs, Alan and Katherine Morvay, owned property in Loudon which was damaged by fire on December 26, 1982. The plaintiffs carried a fire insurance policy with Hanover Insurance Companies (Hanover). Hanover hired Verity Research Limited (Verity), a Vermont corporation, to investigate the fire and received several reports from Norman D. Roberts, the employee who conducted the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Gruenberg v. Aetna InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Lawton v. Great Southwest Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
  3. Continental Insurance Co. v. Bayless & Roberts, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Devlin v. GreinerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
  5. Dumas v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1971

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3Cited by31 opinions

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  3. Plourde Sand & Gravel Co. v. JGI Eastern, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2007
  4. Scott Wetzel Services, Inc. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
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