McNamara v. Malloy

OPINION AND ORDER

LEDDY, Chief Judge.

I. Statement of Facts

Plaintiffs, Alice McNamara and Francis Gabel, were involved in separate automobile accidents. Neither was covered by a liability insurance policy at the time of the accident. The defendant, Vermont’s Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1 required proof of financial responsibility from both plaintiffs, ordering each of them to purchase motor vehicle liability insurance as required by 23 V.S.A. § 801(a) (Supp.1971) 2 Both plaintiffs allege indigency and contend that they are unable to afford liability insurance. The plaintiffs were not given…