Legal Opinion
Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co., Scott Peckham v. Continental Casualty Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 8, 1990No. 89-1556, 89-1557PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
These appeals stem from a tragic highway accident in which plaintiff Scott Peck-ham was rendered a quadriplegic. Andrew Tripp was driving the vehicle in which Peckham was a passenger. The facts of the accident are relatively unimportant. It suffices to say that Tripp’s liability was clear and his coverage, underwritten by defendant Continental Casualty Co. (CNA), was meagre.
Peckham and his wife, plaintiff Jo Anne Peckham, thereafter engaged counsel, Brian Corey, who strove mightily to find a silver lining amidst clouds of despair. Counsel’s efforts led, eventually, to a…
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