DUFOUR v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY & LIABILITY


438 A.2d 1290 (1982)

Carmen T. DUFOUR and Paul E. Dufour, individually, and as parents and next friends of Lisa A. Dufour, a minor v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided January 6, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Monaghan & Leahy, Joan M. Kidman (orally), Kevin G. Libby, Thomas F. Monaghan, Portland, for plaintiffs.

Hewes, Culley, Feehan & Beals, Martica F. Sawin (orally) and Peter W. Culley, Portland, for defendants.

Before McKUSICK, C. J., and NICHOLS, ROBERTS, CARTER, VIOLETTE and WATHEN, JJ.


NICHOLS, Justice.

This appeal presents an issue, novel in our jurisdiction, as to whether an injured pedestrian, covered by an uninsured motorist provision and a medical expense provision of an automobile liability insurance policy, can recover damages of up to twice the stated amounts of those coverages where the policy was issued on two automobiles.

The Plaintiffs, Carmen T. Dufour and Paul E. Dufour, individually and on behalf of their minor child, Lisa...

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