Legal Opinion
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Merrill
District Court, D. Maine
Decided November 20, 2018No. Case No. 18-cv-00430 (SRN/KMM)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUSAN RICHARD NELSON, United States District Judge
This insurance dispute arises out of a tragic car accident that occurred on Interstate 494 in December of 2016. Three family members died as a result of the accident. One of those family members was a minor, who the Court will call P.B. The Trustee for P.B.'s Estate, Defendant Phillip Merrill ("Merrill"), contends that Plaintiff State Farm Insurance Company ("State Farm") owes the Estate $100,000 in Underinsured Motorist Insurance ("UIM"). State Farm disagrees. Accordingly, State Farm filed a declaratory judgment action seeking a declaration…
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