Legal Opinion
Whitcomb v. Peerless Insurance
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided June 27, 1996No. 94-423PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThayer, J.
Defendant Peerless Insurance Company (Peerless) appeals an order of the Superior Court (Mangones, J.) holding it obligated to provide uninsured motorist benefits to the plaintiff, Edward Whitcomb. We affirm.
The plaintiff was injured when an automobile in which he was a passenger left the road and struck a tree. The car was owned by the Cheshire Financial Corporation (bank) and driven by Bud Spaulding, an off-duty bank employee. All parties agree that Spaulding was operating the motor vehicle without the bank’s permission.
Following the accident, the plaintiff sought uninsured motorist benefits…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Trombly v. Blue Cross/Blue ShieldSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1980
- Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. BulaongSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- High Country Associates v. New Hampshire InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1994
- Akerley v. Hartford Insurance GroupSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1992
- Smith v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1987
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Brouillard v. Prudential Property & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1997
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- Lebroke v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2001
- Steele v. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 2013
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