GILES v. MAINE FIDELITY LIFE INS. CO.


423 A.2d 957 (1980)

Stephen GILES, Administrator of the Estate of Lenwood E. Giles v. MAINE FIDELITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 30, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Elliott (orally), Boothbay Harbor, for plaintiff.

Amerling & Burns, P. A., W. John Amerling (orally), George F. Burns, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and WERNICK, GODFREY, GLASSMAN, ROBERTS and CARTER, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

The plaintiff appeals from an order granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment. We dismiss the appeal because it has been made moot by a settlement and release agreement.

In September 1974, Lenwood Giles filed a complaint in Superior Court against the defendant and others. Count One sought compensatory damages for the defendant's failure to pay Giles's claim for benefits under a disability insurance policy. The other counts and other...

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