Legal Opinion
Great Southwest Fire Insurance v. Hercules Building & Wrecking Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 15, 1993No. 92-P-621PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
On August 1, 1983, the Genetics Institute of Boston engaged the Henry E. Wile Corporation to demolish a building in Cambridge and construct another in its place. The Wile Corporation subcontracted the demolition work to the Duane Corporation (Duane), and Duane in turn subcontracted it by oral contract to Hercules Building and Wrecking Company, Inc. (Hercules).
Harold Monsini, the owner, president, treasurer, and worksite manager of Hercules, sometime in August 198.3 put Paul Murray to work on the demolition job at a wage of $250 a week, paid in cash. On September 7, 1983, Murray was standing…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ferriter v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- VAPPI & CO. INC. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- LaClair v. Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. v. Home InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Murray v. Continental InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Mt. Airy Insurance v. GreenbaumCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. Fitchburg Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
- Nascimento v. Preferred Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- French King Realty Inc. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2011
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