Herbert A. Sullivan, Inc. v. Utica Mutual Insurance

Decided May 16, 2003. Francis X. Spina wrote the opinion for the court.

439 Mass. 387 · Cited 175 times

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• Salonen v. Paanenen · 320 Mass. 568
• Abrams v. Factory Mutual Liability Insurance · 298 Mass. 141
• Magoun v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 195 N.E.2d 514
• Peterson v. Hopson · 306 Mass. 597
• Preferred Mutual Insurance v. Gamache · 426 Mass. 93
• Hartford Casualty Insurance v. New Hampshire Insurance · 628 N.E.2d 14
• Hamed v. Fadili · 556 N.E.2d 1020
• Hanover Insurance v. Golden · 436 Mass. 584
• Community National Bank v. Dawes · 340 N.E.2d 877
• Trau-Med of America, Inc. v. Allstate Insurance Co. · 71 S.W.3d 691
• Riley v. Presnell · 565 N.E.2d 780
• Simon v. Solomon · 431 N.E.2d 556
• Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. v. Commercial Union Insurance · 545 N.E.2d 1156
• Fishman v. Brooks · 487 N.E.2d 1377
• Merritt v. Reserve Insurance · 34 Cal. App. 3d 858
• Castellucci v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. · 361 N.E.2d 1264
• Continental Casualty Co. v. Gilbane Building Co. · 461 N.E.2d 209
• Coveney v. President & Trustees of the College of the Holy Cross · 445 N.E.2d 136
• Datacomm Interface, Inc. v. Computerworld, Inc. · 396 Mass. 760
• Cullen Enterprises, Inc. v. Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'n · 507 N.E.2d 717
• Boothby v. Texon, Inc. · 608 N.E.2d 1028
• FMR Corp. v. Boston Edison Co. · 613 N.E.2d 902
• Dobos v. Driscoll · 537 N.E.2d 558
• Liberty Mutual Insurance v. SCA Services, Inc. · 588 N.E.2d 1346
• Sherman v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORP. LTD. · 178 N.E.2d 864

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• M.P.M. Builders, LLC v. Dwyer · 442 Mass. 87
• A.W. Chesterton Co. v. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund · 445 Mass. 502
• Bank of New York Mellon Corp. v. Wain · 85 Mass. App. Ct. 498
• McGregor v. Allamerica Insurance · 449 Mass. 400
• Commonwealth v. Charles · 466 Mass. 63
• Jones v. Boykan · 464 Mass. 285
• Mancuso v. Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Ass'n · 453 Mass. 116
• Kelly v. Foxboro Realty Associates, LLC · 454 Mass. 306
• Rose v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance · 599 S.E.2d 673
• Home Insurance v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance · 444 Mass. 599
• New England Environmental Technologies v. American Safety Risk Retention Group, Inc. · 738 F. Supp. 2d 249
• Onebeacon America Insurance v. Commercial Union Assurance Co. · 804 F. Supp. 2d 77
• Century Indemnity Company v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company · 708 F. Supp. 2d 202
• Massamont Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Utica Mutual Life Insurance · 448 F. Supp. 2d 329
• Spiniello Companies v. Brico Industries, Inc. · 511 F. Supp. 2d 199
• Kinsella Ex Rel. Estate of Kinsella v. Wyman Charter Corp. · 417 F. Supp. 2d 159
• MIB Group, Inc. v. Federal Insurance · 473 F. Supp. 2d 142

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