Legal Opinion
Automobile Club Insurance v. Donovan
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided November 30, 1988No. 86-293-AppealPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLEHER, Justice.
The plaintiff in this action, Automobile Club Insurance Company, filed a complaint in the Superior Court seeking a declaratory judgment that an automobile-liability-insurance policy issued to Barbara Donovan and her husband had lapsed or expired prior to April 12, 1983, when James, the Donovans’ son, was involved in an injury-causing automobile collision. A Superior Court justice ruled in the Donovans’ favor. The insurer now appeals.
The relevant facts are as follows. The insurer initially issued a six-month automobile-insurance policy to Barbara Donovan and her…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ellzey v. Hardware Mut. Ins. Co. of MinnesotaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1949
- Alexander v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- Larocque v. Rhode Island Joint Reinsurance Ass'nSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1988
- Capuano v. Kemper Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Chapman v. LegerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
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- Conn v. Motorist Mutual InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1993
- Metropolitan Group Property & Casualty Insurance v. LopesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2003
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