Case Name: METROPOLITAN PROPERTY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY v. Gerald and Priscilla CARLTON et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1991-11-21
Citations: 598 A.2d 653
Docket Number: No. 91-156-Appeal
Parties: METROPOLITAN PROPERTY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY v. Gerald and Priscilla CARLTON et al.
Judges: MURRAY and SHEA, JJ., did not participate.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 598
Pages: 653–653

Head Matter:
METROPOLITAN PROPERTY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY v. Gerald and Priscilla CARLTON et al.
No. 91-156-Appeal.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island.
Nov. 21, 1991.
Michele Lataille, David P. Whitman, Hanson, Curran & Parks, Providence, for plaintiff.
Zvi H. Smith, DiSandro-Smith Associates, Providence, Thomas Pearlman, Pearl-man & Vogel, Pawtucket, for defendant.

Opinion:
ORDER
This case came before a hearing panel of this court on November 19, 1991, pursuant to an order directing both parties to appear before this court and show cause why this appeal should not be summarily denied and dismissed.
After hearing the arguments of counsel and examining the memoranda filed by the parties, we are of the opinion that no cause has been shown. The insurance company should not be required to insure a risk of which it has no knowledge. Employers' Fire Ins. Co. v. Baker, 119 R.I. 734, 741, 383 A.2d 1005, 1008 (1978).
Consequently, the defendant's appeal is therefore denied and dismissed. The judgment of the Superior Court is affirmed.
MURRAY and SHEA, JJ., did not participate.