Maher v. Chase

Leigh Ann Maher was a passenger in an automobile driven by John Chase when he crashed into a tree in Massachusetts. Maher sustained serious injury and permanent disability. Chase, a resident of New Hampshire, was driving an automobile owned by his parents, also residents of New Hampshire. The automobile was insured under a “New Hampshire Family Policy” (policy) and registered in New Hampshire. The parties agree that New Hampshire law controls the interpretation of the policy. Kahn v. Royal Ins. Co., 429 Mass. 572, 575 (1999). Avemco Ins. Co. v. Aerotech, Ltd., 677 F. Supp. 35, 37-38 (D. Mass.…