Protective Life Insurance v. Sullivan

Decided July 29, 1997. Margaret H. Marshall wrote the opinion for the court.

425 Mass. 615 · Cited 94 times

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• McGuinness v. Cotter · 591 N.E.2d 659
• Klein v. Catalano · 437 N.E.2d 514
• Cardin v. Royal Insurance Co. of America · 476 N.E.2d 200
• Bagley v. Illyrian Gardens, Inc. · 519 N.E.2d 1308
• Friedman v. Jablonski · 358 N.E.2d 994
• Raytheon Co. v. Director of Division of Employment Security · 307 N.E.2d 330
• Puritan Medical Center, Inc. v. Cashman · 596 N.E.2d 1004
• Killian v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 166 N.E. 798
• Surrey v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. · 424 N.E.2d 234
• Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. Johnson · 254 U.S. 96
• EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORP. LTD. v. Vella · 321 N.E.2d 910
• Massachusetts Hospital Ass'n v. Department of Medical Security · 412 Mass. 340
• Gateley's Case · 613 N.E.2d 918
• Commonwealth v. LeBlanc · 551 N.E.2d 906
• Collatos v. Boston Retirement Board · 488 N.E.2d 401
• Kszepka's Case · 563 N.E.2d 1357
• Sullivan v. Iantosca · 569 N.E.2d 822
• Flanagan v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 417 N.E.2d 1216
• Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada v. Allen · 259 N.W. 281
• Wischmeyer v. Paul Revere Life Insurance · 725 F. Supp. 995
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Retirement Board · 397 Mass. 734
• LaBranche v. A.J. Lane & Co. · 537 N.E.2d 119
• Nissan Motor Corp. in U.S.A. v. Commissioner of Revenue · 407 Mass. 153
• Amex Life Assurance Co. v. . Superior Court · 14 Cal. 4th 1231
• Bonitz v. Travelers Insurance · 372 N.E.2d 254

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