Legal Opinion
Estate of Dennis R. Kay v. Estate of Douglas J. Wiggins
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 12, 2016No. Docket Ken-15-281PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaufley, C.J.
[¶ 1] On an icy morning in December 2011, Dennis Kay died when a van he was driving, owned by Budget Truck Rental, LLC, slid off of the road in Gardiner. Kay was driving the vehicle in the course of his employment with Douglas Wiggins, d/b/a Option Rentals. The Estate of Dennis R. Kay brought the present wrongful death action against both the Estate of Douglas J. Wiggins 1 and Budget Truck. The court (Kennebec County, Murphy, J.) granted summary judgment for both Wiggins and Budget Truck, determining that the undisputed facts demonstrated that Kay’s claim was barred by the exclusivity…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Beal v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2010
- Trusiani v. Cumberland & York Distributors, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1988
- Budge v. Town of MillinocketSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012
- Estate of Patrick P. Smith v. Cumberland CountySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2013
- Beverage v. Cumberland Farms Northern, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
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