Legal Opinion
Burke v. Fireman's Fund Insurance
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided May 12, 1980No. 79-331PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrimes, C.J.
The issue in this interlocutory appeal is whether the plaintiffs can maintain a direct cause of action against the defendant insurer by virtue of RSA 268:16 I. We hold that they cannot.
The facts of this case are undisputed. On January 10, 1974, the plaintiff, Henry A. Burke, was the operator of an automobile involved in an accident in New London, New Hampshire, with an automobile owned and operated by M. Roy London. Mr. London died on January 24, 1974. See London v. Perreault, 118 N.H. 392, 387 A.2d 342 (1978). At the time of the collision, there was an automobile liability policy in effect…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Belkner v. PrestonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
- Farm Bureau Automobile Insurance v. MartinSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1951
- Forbes v. BoyntonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1973
- Peerless Insurance v. VigueSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1975
- Merchants Mutual Insurance v. Transformer Service, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1972
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Metropolitan Property and Liability Insurance Co. v. Bonnie McCosker KirkwoodCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Shaheen v. Preferred Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1987
- Hodgdon v. Beatrice D. Weeks Memorial HospitalSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1986
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