ROYAL GLOBE INS. v. HARTFORD ACC. AND INDEM.


485 A.2d 242 (1984)

ROYAL GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY v. The HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided December 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hunt, Thompson & Bowie, Mark Franco (orally), James M. Bowie, Portland, for plaintiff.

Norman & Hanson, James D. Poliquin (orally), David C. Norman, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, WATHEN and SCOLNIK, JJ.


McKUSICK, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff Royal Globe Insurance Company (Globe) appeals from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County) granting summary judgment to defendant Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (Hartford) in an action for contribution to defense and settlement costs incurred by Globe in a malpractice suit against its insured. We affirm.

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