Galvin v. Amica Mutual Insurance

On July 1, 1978, Galvin, a Boston police officer, owned a motor vehicle insured by Arnica Mutual Insurance Company (Arnica). The policy on Galvin’s automobile included coverage for bodily injury caused by an uninsured automobile. On that day, Galvin, while on duty in a Boston police cruiser, was in collision with a stolen motor vehicle, an uninsured vehicle for purposes of the particular coverage. Galvin sustained serious personal injuries and filed a claim with Arnica under his policy’s uninsured motorist coverage. See G. L. c. 175, § 113L, as amended through St. 1973, c. 380.

Arnica denied…