Legal Opinion

Limberis v. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided March 11, 1970PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WEATHERBEE, Justice.

It is stipulated that on June 23, 1968 while the Plaintiffs’ automobile was unattended in the parking lot of a Waterville motel a number of articles of value were stolen from the trunk of the car.

At that time there was in effect a Homeowners Policy issued by the Defendant which insured Plaintiffs against certain losses but excluded loss by theft of property in an automobile away from home unattended “unless the loss is a result of forcible entry either into such vehicle while all doors and windows thereof are closed and locked or into a fully inclosed and locked luggage…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. McGlinchey v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1888
  2. Johnson v. American Automobile InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1932
  3. National Surety Co. v. Silberberg Bros.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1915
  4. Dunning v. Massachusetts Mutual Accident Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1904
  5. Offutt v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Atwater Creamery Co. v. Western National Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
  2. Baybutt Construction Corp. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
  3. Carriers Insurance Co. v. American Policyholders' InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1979
  4. Johnson v. Allstate Insurance Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1997
  5. American Employers' Insurance v. Delorme Publishing Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1999

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