State Supreme Court / Mass.

McMahon v. Monarch Life Insurance

Decided December 21, 1962. Paul Grattan Kirk Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

186 N.E.2d 827 · Cited 69 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.

Cardullo v. Landau · 105 N.E.2d 843
Birnbaum v. Pamoukis · 301 Mass. 559
Sherman v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORP. LTD. · 178 N.E.2d 864
Hiller v. Submarine Signal Co. · 91 N.E.2d 667
Forte v. Caruso · 146 N.E.2d 501
Warner v. Selectmen of Amherst · 95 N.E.2d 180
S. D. Shaw & Sons, Inc. v. Joseph Rugo, Inc. · 180 N.E.2d 446
Young v. Paquette · 167 N.E.2d 308
New York Central Railroad v. New England Merchants National Bank · 344 Mass. 709
Hosken, Inc. v. Hingham Management Corp. · 105 N.E.2d 232

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