EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE v. CITIZENS INS. CO.

No. 2011-33-Appeal.

43 A.3d 56 (2012)

EMPIRE FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANIES v. CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA/HANOVER INSURANCE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O. de Abreu, Esq. , for Plaintiff.

Scott M. Carroll, Esq. , for Defendant.

Present: SUTTELL, C.J., FLAHERTY, ROBINSON, and INDEGLIA, JJ.


OPINION

Chief Justice SUTTELL, for the Court.

The defendant, Citizens Insurance Company of America/Hanover Insurance (Citizens), appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Companies (Empire). Citizens contends that the hearing justice erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Empire for the complete reimbursement of attorneys' fees expended by Empire in defending against a civil suit resulting...

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