Liberty Ins. Underwriters, Inc. v. Howison

Opinion

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STATE OF MAINE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL ACTION

YORK, ss. DOCKET NO. CV-06-18 PP: --yo1 I I %

Martica Douglas, Esq. - PL LIBERTY INSURANCE UNDERWRITERS, INC., %a;& i~;;pgg;&gEs:q.

Robert Mittel, Esq.- DEF.

-DEFS

(Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc Plaintiff John Rich, Esq.- DEF.- William Howison,Esq. PR Est. of Peter ORDER Faulkner)

- - DEF.

Thomas Van Houten, Esq. (John Bshara, Jr.) James Shirley, Esq. - DEF -

WILLIAM HOWISON, ESQ., Cooke & Young Development LLC) PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE DONALD L. GARERECHI Gilles & Lorraine Fecteau - DE OF THE ESTATE OF LAW LIBRARY (pro se)

PETER D. FAULKNER, et al., Denise M. Bass - DEF - (pro se MAY 1 3 2007 Claire Hussey - DEF - (pro se)

Defendants

Both Defendant Cooke & ,Young, LLC and the filed motions for

reconsideration of the ordek and decision in this case of sept;mber 19, 2006. Both

motions are denied.

I have reexamined the m e n t and earlier versions of 24-A M.R.S.A. 52411 and

the opinions in American Home Assurance v. Ingeneri, 479 A.2d 897, 901 (Me. 1984), Marchiori v. American Republic Insurance Co., 662 A.2d 932, 934 (Me. 1995) and York

Mutual Insurance Co. v. Bowman, 2000 ME 27, ¶¶5-11, 746 A.2d 906, 907-9. The legislation and the opinions indicate that, other than taking the word "or" after "1. Fraudulent" and changing it to "and", the plaintiff must prove exactly what the

legislation says it must in order to void the policy.

The entries are: Defendant Cooke & Young, LLC's motion to reconsider is denied.

Plaintiff's cross-motion for reconsideration is denied.

Dated: January 10,2007 Vd(ilC/;ct(~~n@ Paul A. Fritzsche * Justice, Superior Court