Acadia Insurance Company v. Michael McNeil George McNeil

This appeal arises out of a dispute over the applicability of a state statute, N.H.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 412:2(11) (Supp.1997), to an insurance policy issued by the appellant, Acadia Insurance Company. In an earlier opinion, we reviewed the background of the dispute and chronicled the proceedings below. See Acadia Ins. Co. v. McNeil, 116 F.3d 599, 600-01 (1st Cir.1997). Then, applying principles of federal law, we classified the Acadia policy as a policy of ocean marine insurance. See id. at 601-03. Finally, we certified to the New Hampshire Supreme Court the following question:

Does N.H.Rev.Stat.…