Legal Opinion
Collins v. Trius, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 15, 1995PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANA, Justice.
The case we consider was reported 1 to us by the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Mead, J.) after it denied Trius, Inc.’s motion to have Canada’s law of damages applied to this action rather than Maine’s. Trius contends that Canadian damages law, which limits recovery in tort for “pain and suffering,” 2 should apply. We agree and vacate the decision of the Superior Court.
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Trius, a Canadian corporation, is engaged in the business of operating motor coaches for hire. 3 A tour bus owned and operated by Trius was involved in an accident in Clifton, Maine, on December 3, 1992. The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Adams v. Buffalo Forge Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Beaulieu v. BeaulieuSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- Thomas v. HanmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Lord v. Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1994
- Coogan v. ParkerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1871
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Gibson v. Farm Family Mutual InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Binette v. Dyer Library Ass'nSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996
- Handy Boat Service, Inc. v. Professional Services, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
- Ricci v. Alternative Energy Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Flaherty v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
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