Hayes v. LeBlanc

Petition for declaratory judgment to determine whether the 1969 amendment (Laws 1969, ch. 316) to the motor vehicle financial responsibility law (RSA 268:19), raising the minimum requirement to $15,000 per person/$30,000 per accident, increased the limits on policies issued before the effective date of the amendment. An agreed statement of facts was filed, and after a hearing by Mullavey, J., the above question of law was reserved and transferred without ruling.

On April 9, 1969, the defendant insurance company issued to defendant LeBlanc an automobile liability policy which provided the…