Legal Opinion
Berkley Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Franklin as Trustee for Franklin
District Court, D. Maine
Decided January 7, 2019No. Civil No. 17-5160 (DWF/LIB)Published
1Opinion of the Court
DONOVAN W. FRANK, United States District Judge
INTRODUCTION
This matter is before the Court on cross motions for partial summary judgment brought by Plaintiff Berkley National Insurance Company ("Berkley") (Doc. No. 31) and Defendant Janice Franklin, as trustee for the heirs and next-of-kin of William Franklin, deceased ("Franklin Estate") (Doc. No. 27). For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Franklin Estate's motion and denies Berkley's motion.
BACKGROUND
On April 25, 2017, William Franklin was involved in a car accident in Duluth, Minnesota ("Accident"). (Doc. No. 21 ("Am. Compl.")…
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