State Supreme Court / Mass.

August A. Busch & Co. of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance

Decided May 18, 1959. Harold P. Williams wrote the opinion for the court.

158 N.E.2d 351 · Cited 68 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Pacific Automobile Ins. v. Commercial Casualty Ins. Co. of New York · 161 P.2d 423
Stammer v. Kitzmiller · 226 Wis. 348
Rezendes v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 285 Mass. 505
State Ex Rel. Butte Brewing Co. v. District Court · 100 P.2d 932
Wheeler v. London Guarantee & Accident Co. · 140 A. 855
Woogmaster v. Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance · 312 Mass. 479
St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Standard Accident Insurance · 11 N.W.2d 794
Fuller v. Home Indemnity Co. · 318 Mass. 37
Reynolds v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 312 Mass. 102

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