Legal Opinion
Margaret Taylor v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 23, 1989No. 88-1726PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
Aetna Casualty & Surety Company (Aet-na) issued a policy of automobile insurance to William and Margaret Taylor, husband and wife. The policy was issued subject to the laws of, and delivered in, Rhode Island. During the currency of the policy, Mrs. Taylor was severely injured in a traffic accident caused by the negligence of one Joseph P. Dacri. Dacri was insured only to the extent of $5,000, a figure well below Rhode Island’s financial responsibility threshold. See R.I.Gen.Laws § 31-31-7 (1982 & Supp.1988). Dacri was, therefore, an “underinsured” driver, a circumstance sufficient to bring…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Freeman v. Package Machinery Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Pickering v. American Employers InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- Plummer v. Abbott LaboratoriesDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1983
- Bush v. Nationwide Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
- Taft v. CerwonkaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Nieves v. University of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Dcpb, Inc. v. City of Lebanon, Dcpb, Inc. v. City of LebanonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Gerald R. Carlton, Etc. v. Worcester Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Perry v. New England Business Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
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