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Vergato v. Commercial Union Insurance

Mass. App. Ct.February 6, 2001No. No. 98-P-716Cited 20 times
Defendant WinCommercial Union Insurance Company
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Rapoza
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
summary judgment

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Outcome

Commercial Union Insurance Company prevailed on summary judgment in this insurance coverage dispute. The court affirmed that Commercial was not obligated to provide coverage because the operator (Kenney) did not have consent from Enterprise, the actual titleholder of the rental car, even though the policyholder (Vergato) had permitted use of the temporary substitute vehicle.

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