Hill v. Town of Lubec

COLLINS, Justice.

Plaintiffs Shannon Hill and her parents Winslow and Anne Newman appeal a judgment of the Superior Court (Washington County, Alexander, J.) granting a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the Town of Lubec in plaintiffs’ libel action against the Town. The court held that the Town’s insurance did not cover the plaintiffs’ claim and that the Town was thereby immune from suit under the Maine Tort Claims Act. Because that finding of no insurance coverage necessarily required a preliminary finding that the Town had knowledge of the falsity of the libellous statement it…