HANOVER INS. CO. v. HAYWARD


464 A.2d 156 (1983)

The HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY v. Clinton R. HAYWARD, Jr.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided August 8, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald R. Coles (orally), Machias, for plaintiff.

Vafiades, Brountas & Kominsky, Jeffrey L. Hjelm (orally), Lewis V. Vafiades, Bangor, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and GODFREY, NICHOLS, ROBERTS, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ.


NICHOLS, Justice.

The Plaintiff, The Hanover Insurance Company, appeals from a judgment entered after a jury-waived trial in Superior Court (Washington County) denying it punitive damages in its action to recover the insurance it had paid its insured, the Defendant Clinton R. Hayward, Jr. The Defendant cross-appeals, challenging the Superior Court's ruling that for purposes of this subsequent civil action his prior criminal conviction for arson was conclusive proof...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases