Legal Opinion

Bristol West Insurance v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 1, 2009No. 08-2269PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Melanie Landry, a resident of Maine, was involved in a car accident in New Brunswick, Canada, on November 28, 2003 in which Keith Savoie, a resident of New Brunswick, was injured. Landry was driving a vehicle owned by Rollin H. Small, Jr. when she hit Savoie’s pickup truck, which was owned by Savoie’s father, from the rear.

Landry was insured for the accident under a policy which was issued by Bristol West (“BW”) for the six-month period from November 20, 2003 to May 20, 2004. Savoie filed suit against Landry and Small in New Brunswick; BW handled the claim. Savoie claimed…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Union Mutual Fire Insurance v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
  2. Foremost Insurance Co. v. LevesqueSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2005
  3. Flaherty v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  4. Allstate Insurance v. ElwellSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1986
  5. Peerless Insurance Co. v. WoodSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1996

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  5. WRIGHT-RYAN CONST., INC. v. AIG Ins. Co. of CanadaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011

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