Berkshire Mutual Insurance v. Glover

The plaintiff, Berkshire Mutual Insurance Co., brought a petition for a declaratory judgment, RSA 491:22, in the superior court seeking a ruling that, because of a failure to notify the division of motor vehicles that Philip Martin was not insured, the defendant Shelby Mutual Insurance Company (Shelby Mutual) was estopped to deny insurance coverage for Martin, the driver of an automobile involved in a July 14, 1977, accident. The Master {Roger G. Burlingame, Esq.) recommended that the plaintiffs petition be denied. The Superior Court {DiClerico, J.) approved the master’s recommendation. We…