Legal Opinion
Mendez v. Brites
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided June 4, 2004No. 2001-230-AppealPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLANDERS, Justice.
This is an automobile-accident case involving a Massachusetts insurance policy. The policy did not provide liability coverage to the insured motorist for bodily injury claims arising from accidents occurring in Rhode Island. The insured motorist was a Massachusetts resident who was driving his Massachusetts-registered vehicle in this state when be became involved in a three-car accident here. Together with a Rhode Island motorist who also was involved in the accident, the insured motorist now seeks to reform his automobile-liability policy to cover various bodily…
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