Legal Opinion
Acadia Insurance v. McNeil
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 17, 1997No. 96-2240PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERTIFICATION OF A QUESTION TO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This case involves an issue of New Hampshire law as to which we have found no decisive New Hampshire precedent. Accordingly, we certify the controlling question of state law to the New Hampshire Supreme Court in accordance with New Hampshire Supreme Court Rule 34 (1997).
Background
In 1995, a boating accident occurred on Lake Winnipesaukee in Alton, New Hampshire, involving a boat owned and operated by appellee Michael McNeil. His father, ap-pellee George McNeil, was a passenger aboard the craft. The appellant,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Foremost Insurance v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Grant Smith-Porter Ship Co. v. RohdeSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Insurance Co. v. DunhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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