Legal Opinion
Courtemanche v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 31, 1978No. 7758PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
In Maryland Casualty Co. v. Howe, 106 N.H. 422, 213 A.2d 420 (1965), we held that an insured could not stack the uninsured motorist coverages provided by two insurers when neither insurer’s policy afforded him adequate compensation for his damages. This case involves the question of the continued validity of that rule.
The plaintiff, Marc Courtemanche, suffered serious injuries when an auto he was driving with the permission of its owner was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Massachusetts. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Company insured the car that Courtemanche drove. That policy contained…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Harleysville Mutual Casualty Co. v. BlumlingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Sellers v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1966
- Bryant v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. HoweSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1965
- Burcham v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Sanders v. St. Paul Mercury InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- Grimes v. Concord General Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Taft v. CerwonkaSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- United Services Automobile Ass'n v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1989
- Rashid v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceArizona Supreme Court · 1990
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