Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 6, 1997PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATHEN, Chief Justice.
[¶ 1] Plaintiff, Dayle Johnson, commenced a “reach and apply” action 1 in Superior Court against defendant, Allstate Insurance Company (“Allstate”), to recover insurance proceeds to satisfy a judgment against Agnes McManus for personal injuries. After Allstate removed the action to the federal court, the United States District Court, District of Maine (Hornby, /.) certified the following question, pursuant to 4 M.R.S.A. § 57 (1989) and M.R.Civ.P. 76B, for our instructions concerning matters of state law:
As a matter of Maine law, with respect to Allstate’s 1988-85…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Allstate Insurance v. FreemanMichigan Supreme Court · 1989
- Allstate Insurance v. MugaveroNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Chacon v. American Family Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
- Worcester Mutual Insurance v. MarnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Union Insurance Co. v. HoutzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Co-Operative Insurance Companies v. WoodwardSupreme Court of Vermont · 2012
- Darling's v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1998
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