Legal Opinion
Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Barbara R. Curley, Appeal of Lynn A. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 11, 1990No. 89-2159PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERTIFICATION
TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS:
This is a diversity case, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, wherein the substantive law of Rhode Island applies. The case implicates competing public policy concerns and involves legal issues as to which we have found no directly controlling Rhode Island precedent. Accordingly, we take the liberty of certifying certain questions to you in accordance with Rhode Island Supreme Court Rule 6 and respectfully request that you favor us with answers thereto.
Background
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Davenport v. . PatrickSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1947
- Kuehn v. JenkinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1960
- Morin v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1984
- Walsh v. Israel Couture Post, No. 2274 V.F.W. of United StatesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
- Oviatt v. CamarraOregon Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Canal Electric Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1991
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Company v. Barbara R. Curley, Appeal of Lynn A. Wilson, Administratrix of the Estate of Leonard Bruse, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991