Legal Opinion
Town of Allenstown v. National Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 30, 1994No. 94-1106PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
In May 1986, an officer of the Allenstown, New Hampshire, Police Department arrested Paul Cutting for a number of traffic offenses. At trial Cutting was acquitted of all charges. In April 1988, counsel for Cutting and his wife wrote a letter to the Allenstown Board of Selectmen advising that his clients were making a claim for damages against the town, arising from the arrest.
At that time the National Casualty Company had in force a comprehensive law enforcement liability policy protecting Allenstown and its employees against claims of the kind made by the Cuttings.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co., Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Centronics Corp. v. Genicom Corp.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1989
- Lawton v. Great Southwest Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Anthony Della Grotta v. State of Rhode IslandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Carmen Carrillo Vda De Cerich v. Sameit Westbulk and Johan Hagenes, and Third-Party v. Caribe Shipping Company, Inc., Third-Party DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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- Goebel v. Schmid Bros., Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1994
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- General Linen Service Co., Inc. v. Charter Oak Fire Ins. Co.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1995
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