State Supreme Court / Mass.

Sherman v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORP. LTD.

Decided December 18, 1961. Paul Grattan Kirk Sr. wrote the opinion for the court.

178 N.E.2d 864 · Cited 83 times

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Ober v. National Casualty Co. · 318 Mass. 27
Forte v. Caruso · 146 N.E.2d 501
August A. Busch & Co. of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 158 N.E.2d 351
Hiller v. Submarine Signal Co. · 91 N.E.2d 667

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