HARTFORD, Conn. — Two firms are trying to avoid reimbursing a Connecticut native for the loss of his boat after it sank with his mother on board under suspicious circumstances.
The Hartford Courant reported Thursday the National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. and the Boat Owners Association of the United States are seeking a judge's ruling as they refuse to pay the $85,000 insurance policy on Nathan Carman's boat.
The boat sank off Massachusetts after departing from Rhode Island last September. Carman's mother, Linda Carman, is presumed dead.
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The companies suggest in court filings Carman's potential "criminal wrongdoing" could bar his claim.
Carman's family has filed a lawsuit in New Hampshire accusing him of killing his mother and his grandfather years earlier to collect a $7 million inheritance.
Carman lives in Vermont now and has denied any involvement.
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Associated Press
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