Legal Opinion

Associated Hospital Service of Maine v. Maine Bonding & Casualty Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided May 31, 1984PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SCOLNIK, Justice.

The defendant, Maine Bonding & Casualty Co. (Maine Bonding), appeals from a judgment for $7,783.89 entered in favor of the plaintiff, Associated Hospital Service of Maine (Blue Cross), in an equitable subro-gation action in the Superior Court (Cumberland County). We reverse the judgment.

The facts are undisputed. On July 2, 1978, Terrance Caron, a member-subscriber of Blue Cross, was bitten by a dog owned by his neighbor, William Nadeau. Caron suffered serious physical injury as a result of the bite and required substantial medical care at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Michigan Hospital Service v. SharpeMichigan Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Jackson Co. v. Boylston Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
  3. Allstate Insurance v. DrukeArizona Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Allstate Insurance v. ReitlerMontana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Leavitt v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1897

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Ashe v. Enterprise Rent-A-CarSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  2. Smith v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
  3. McCain Foods, Inc. v. GerardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  4. MMG Insurance Co. v. Podiatry Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Maine · 2017
  5. In Re Stone & Webster, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2001

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