Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.

Decided July 2, 1986. Neil L. Lynch wrote the opinion for the court.

494 N.E.2d 1008 · Cited 145 times

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• International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots, Atlantic & Gulf Maritime Region v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority · 467 N.E.2d 1331
• Hashimi v. Kalil · 446 N.E.2d 1387
• Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. City of Boston · 340 N.E.2d 858
• Local 589, Amalgamated Transit Union v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority · 467 N.E.2d 87
• Town of Oxford v. Oxford Water Co. · 463 N.E.2d 330
• Commonwealth v. Lightfoot · 463 N.E.2d 545
• United California Bank v. Eastern Mountain Sports, Inc. · 546 F. Supp. 945
• State Board of Retirement v. Boston Retirement Board · 460 N.E.2d 194
• Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. McCarthy · 550 F. Supp. 231
• Massachusetts General Hospital v. Commissioner of Public Welfare · 359 Mass. 206
• Harry Alan Gregg, Jr. Family Foundation, Inc. v. Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation · 116 N.E.2d 146
• COMMISSIONER OF CORP. & TAXATION v. Boston Ins. Co. · 105 N.E.2d 382
• Nutting v. Kneeland · 105 N.E.2d 199

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