State Supreme Court / Mass.

Fishman v. Brooks

Decided January 30, 1986. Herbert P. Wilkins wrote the opinion for the court.

487 N.E.2d 1377 · Cited 178 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.

Perry v. Medeiros · 343 N.E.2d 859
Beecy v. Pucciarelli · 441 N.E.2d 1035
LaClair v. Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 393 N.E.2d 867
Helmbrecht v. St. Paul Insurance · 362 N.W.2d 118
Cimino v. Milford Keg, Inc. · 431 N.E.2d 920
Cook v. Connolly · 366 N.W.2d 287
Duncan v. Lord · 409 F. Supp. 687
Lorusso v. Bloom · 321 Mass. 9
Edmondson v. Dressman · 469 So. 2d 571
Williams v. Bashman · 457 F. Supp. 322
Dangel v. Offset Printing, Inc. · 172 N.E.2d 610
Jiffy Foods Corp. v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity · 331 F. Supp. 159
Warwick, Paul & Warwick v. Dotter · 190 So. 2d 596

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