Legal Opinion
Charest v. Union Mutual Insurance
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 28, 1973No. 6066PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLampron, J.
Petition for a declaratory] udgment of plaintiff’s right to arbitration under the uninsured motorists provisions of his family combination automobile policy issued by the defendant. Three questions of law raised by the pleadings were reserved and transferred to this court by King, J. on an agreed statement of facts.
The issue raised by the first and second questions is whether plaintiff Charest has forfeited his right to arbitration of his claim for damages under the uninsured motorists provisions of his policy because without the written consent of his insurer he made a settlement with the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. HoweSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1965
- Kisling v. MFA Mutual Insurance CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Hackman v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1970
- Raitt v. National Grange Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1971
- Aetna Ins. Co. v. Pete Wilson Roofing & Heat. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1972
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Wescott v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1981
- Soule v. Stuyvesant InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1976
- Sexton v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991
- Gay v. Preferred Risk Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1974
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