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CANAL INS. CO. v. BENNER

Nos. 92-1360, 92-1420.

980 F.2d 23 (1992)

CANAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Darrell A. BENNER, et al., Defendants, Appellees, Gary Lebreton, Defendant, Appellant. CANAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Darrell A. BENNER, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 24, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valerie Stanfill, with whom Paul F. Macri, Berman & Simmons, P.A., Lewiston, Me., Peter B. Bickerman and Lipman & Katz, P.A., Augusta, Me., were on brief, for appellants LeBreton and Benner.

John W. Ballou, with whom Mitchell & Stearns, Bangor, Me., was on brief, for appellee Canal Ins. Co.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

PER CURIAM.

On this appeal, we review the district court's interpretation of a motor vehicle liability insurance policy. The district court initially found an "occupant hazard" exclusion clause in the policy void as contrary to public policy. It then held that the amount of coverage under the policy would be limited to the minimum amount required by Maine's Financial Responsibility Law, rather than the full and greater amount of liability coverage provided by the...

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