Belanger v. MMG Insurance, 153 N.H. 584 (2006)

Citation: Belanger v. MMG Insurance, 153 N.H. 584 (2006)
Parent Document: Belanger v. MMG Insurance, 153 N.H. 584 (2006)
Jurisdiction: New Hampshire (state)
Effective Date: 2006-05-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/8093170/belanger-v-mmg-insurance/ ↗

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The remaining question for us to decide is whether, on June 28, the day of the accident, Belanger regarded her mother’s home as her principal *588place of abode. The facts indicate that Belanger made a conscious decision no longer to live in her Brighton apartment. During April and May, she intermittently stayed at her mother’s home. In late May, her roommates in Brighton told her to move out, and, even though Belanger’s lease ran through August, the record reflects that she complied with their directive. At the beginning of June, she took all of the clothes that she was likely to wear in the near future and brought them to her mother’s house. She then spent the majority of nights in June sleeping at her mother’s house. Further, Belanger spent much of June looking for a new apartment, and, by the date of the accident, had paid the first month’s rent and security deposit for a new apartment in Somerville. These facts show that Belanger no longer intended to dwell at her Brighton apartment and thus, on the date of the accident, intended her mother’s home to be her principal place of abode.

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