Legal Opinion

Chamberlain v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided June 12, 2000No. 99-118PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Plaintiff James Chamberlain appeals a Caledonia Superior Court grant of summary judgment to defendant Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company. Plaintiff argues that he is entitled to • the “each accident” limit of $300,000 in underinsured motorist coverage under his policy with defendant; thus the court erred in limiting his claim to the $100,000 “each person” amount. We affirm.

The relevant facts are undisputed. Plaintiff and his former wife were injured in a motor vehicle accident on May 31, 1992. At the time of the accident, an automobile insurance policy previously issued by…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mostow v. State Farm Ins. Cos.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. City of Burlington v. National Union Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
  3. Madden v. Omega Optical, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1996
  4. Garneau v. Curtis & Bedell, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1992
  5. Town of Troy v. AMERICAN FIDELTY COMPANYSupreme Court of Vermont · 1958

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. CNA InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 2004
  2. NORTHERN SEC. INS. CO., INC. v. DohertySupreme Court of Vermont · 2009
  3. Commercial Construction Endeavors, Inc. v. Ohio Security Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Vermont · 2019
  4. Century 21 Farm & Forest v. Mount Vernon Fire Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 2026
  5. Creller v. MMG Ins. Co.Vermont Superior Court · 2017

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