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· 5/10/1991

Forbes v. Harleysville Mutual Insurance

Citations

  • 589 A.2d 944
  • 322 Md. 689
  • 1991 Md. LEXIS 92

How courts have described this case

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  • holding wrongful death claims caused by the negligence of an uninsured motorist are included in Maryland’s uninsured motorist coverage
  • finding that separated spouses had not discussed divorce, their separation was not intended to be permanent, and they likely intended the policy to insure both
  • finding that separated spouses had not discussed divorce, their separation was not intended to be permanent, and they likely intended the policy to insure both
  • finding that separated spouses had not discussed divorce, their separation was not intended to be permanent, and they likely intended the policy to insure both
  • stating that we do not read statutory language \in insolation or out of context [but construe it] in light of the Legislature's general purpose and in the context of the statute as a whole.\
  • collecting cases recognizing that whether a separated spouse remains a resident of the insured spouse's household depends on \the aggregate details of the living arrangements\ and that a \common roof is not the controlling element\

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Judges: Murphy, Eldridge, Rodowsky, McAuliffe, Cole, Adkins, Blackwell

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