Legal Opinion
Meegan v. Progressive Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 8, 2007No. Appeal No. 2PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Peradotto, J.
Sheila M. Meegan (plaintiff) was injured in a motor vehicle accident when the vehicle that she was driving was rear-ended by another vehicle. She thereafter settled with the driver of the other vehicle for $25,000, the maximum amount of coverage under his insurance policy. Plaintiffs then commenced this action seeking supplementary uninsured/underinsured motorist (SUM) coverage under the policy issued by defendant to plaintiff Michael T. Meegan, plaintiffs husband. The case proceeded to trial, and Supreme Court granted plaintiffs’ cross motion for a directed…
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