State Supreme Court / Mass.

Three Sons, Inc. v. Phoenix Insurance

Decided April 13, 1970. John Spalding wrote the opinion for the court.

257 N.E.2d 774 · Cited 65 times

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Adamian v. Three Sons, Inc. · 233 N.E.2d 18
Salonen v. Paanenen · 320 Mass. 568
Magoun v. Liberty Mutual Insurance · 195 N.E.2d 514
Der Minasian v. Aetna Life Insurance · 295 Mass. 1
Barsky v. Hansen · 311 Mass. 14
Security National Bank v. General Motors Corp. · 187 N.E.2d 820
Massachusetts Linotyping Corp. v. Fielding · 314 Mass. 47

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