Legal Opinion
Ouellette v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided July 23, 1985PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NICHOLS, Justice.
The Plaintiffs, Esther H. Ouellette and Arthur J. Ouellette, appeal from a judgment for the Defendant, Maine Bonding & Casualty Company, entered in the Superior Court (Somerset County) upon the Defendant insurer’s motion for summary judgment. The Superior Court approached the matter as one of contract law, and concluded that the Plaintiffs had not provided the Defendant with as prompt notice of an auto accident as they were by their contract obligated to do. The Plaintiffs urge that a rule of reasonableness rather than strict contract law should govern here. We sustain their…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Greer v. Zurich Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. BowesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Marez v. Dairyland Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. PorterSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Michael Franco v. Selective Insurance Company, New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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