Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Montagna
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided June 10, 2005PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
[¶ 1] Michael Montagna and Jason Pease appeal from a summary judgment entered by the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Warren, J.) in favor of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Montagna contends that the trial court erred in declaring that State Farm was not obligated to defend or indemnify Montag-na in a negligence action filed by Pease. Because Montagna was not in lawful possession of the stolen vehicle with which he caused injury to Pease, we affirm the judgment.
I. CASE HISTORY
[¶ 2] On December 25, 2002, Jason Pease, a Detective Sergeant with the Lincoln County Sheriffs…
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