In any petition under RSA 491:22 to determine the coverage of a liability insurance policy, the burden of proof concerning the coverage shall be upon the insurer whether he institutes the petition or whether the claimant asserting the coverage institutes the petition.
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 491:22-a
Liability Coverage; Burden of Proof
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Winnacunnet Cooperative School District v. National Union Fire Ins. (1996)
Most recently applied in Hansen v. Sentry Insurance (June 2014)
Source. 1969, 255:1, eff
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Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.