Legal Opinion
Union Mutual Fire Insurance v. Commercial Union Insurance
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided February 25, 1987PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOLNIK, Justice.
The United States District Court for the District of Maine has certified to us two questions of state law pursuant to 4 M.R. S.A. § 57 (Supp.1986) and M.R.Civ.P. 76B. The requirements for our acceptance of these questions have been met. See Hiram Ricker & Sons v. Students International Meditation Society, 342 A.2d 262, 264 (Me.1975).
I. Factual Background
The factual background and procedural history in this case may be summarized as follows: On January 2, 1985, Clifford Winter and Robert Sanford, both Maine residents, traveled to Maryland in Sanford’s station wagon on a…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Baybutt Construction Corp. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
- Travelers Insurance Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Viani v. Aetna Insurance CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1972
- Allstate Insurance Company v. ValdezDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1961
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Truck Insurance ExchangeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Mid-Century Insurance Co. of Texas v. LindseyTexas Supreme Court · 1999
- Patrons Oxford Mutual Insurance v. MaroisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1990
- Sanchez v. HerreraNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1989
- A. Johnson & Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
- Hisaw v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2003
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