Legal Opinion

John R. Murdock v. Thomas D. Dinsmoor, Etc., Appeal of the Town of Gilsum, N.H.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 15, 1989No. 89-1598PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge.

The Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire, appeals from a summary judgment of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (Devine, C.J.) filed on March 27, 1989. The judgment dismissed Gilsum’s third-party complaint against National Grange Mutual Insurance Company on the ground that Gilsum’s policy with National Grange excluded coverage for the claims made by the plaintiff, John Murdock. We affirm.

Murdock claimed that members of the Gilsum police force, including its chief, acted in concert with three private citizens to kidnap and beat him in an…

2Cases cited7 opinions

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  2. Great Lakes Container Corporation v. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  3. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. Carter v. BergeronSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1960
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  3. Merrimack School District v. National School Bus Service, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1995
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