Insurers seek to question Vermont man about his mother’s death at sea
The companies have sued Carman in
Carman has denied the allegations. He charges in a countersuit that the companies are breaching the terms of the "all risk" insurance policy he took out on the boat that requires they pay more than
Lawyers for the two sides met Monday with
According to the insurers' lawsuit, Carman reported suddenly discovering that the bilge was nearly full of water and the pumps were not working about 75 miles offshore. He told his mother to reel in the fishing lines and never saw or spoke with her again. Carman never radioed for help.
The suit says that Carman was examined under oath in December, during which he testified that he replaced one of the pumps the day before they departed and opened up four silver-dollar-sized holes in the transom near the water line that he filled with epoxy.
The insurer argues the policy was canceled because Carman "measurably increased" the risk that the boat might sink.
"Carman knew the boat was unseaworthy when it departed
Lawyers for Carman argue that the companies must cover the loss of his 1974 JC 31 Cruiser, because it was an accidental sinking.
They are refusing to let Carman -- who family members say has Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism -- be questioned further about the insurers' allegations.
Carman's lawyers also have asked Sullivan to weigh in on what amounts to a "fundamental difference" between the parties about the scope of discovery in the trial.
Carman's family has sued him in
With wire reports
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