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GELINAS v. METROPOLITAN PROP. & LIABILITY INS. CO.

No. 87-053.

131 N.H. 154 (1988)

JOSEPH O. GELINAS v. METROPOLITAN PROPERTY & LIABILITY INSURANCE CO.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

December 9, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Craig and Elizabeth Cazden, of Manchester (Mr. Craig and Ms. Cazden on the brief, and Mr. Craig orally), for the plaintiff.

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton P.A., of Manchester (James R. Muirhead and Maria Holland Law on the brief, and Mr. Muirhead orally), for the defendant.

Stephen E. Merrill, attorney general (Amy L. Ignatius, assistant attorney general, on the brief), by brief for the State, as amicus curiae.

THAYER, J.

In this appeal from a ruling by the Superior Court (Dalianis, J.), we are asked to determine whether an insurance company should be held liable to the assignee of a policyholder for a jury verdict in excess of the coverage. We affirm the decision in favor of the defendant. The case before us arises from the underlying tort action which was the subject of our decision in Gelinas v. Mackey, 123 N.H. 690, 465 A...

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