Legal Opinion
Hanover Insurance v. Sutton
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 15, 1999No. 97-P-0657PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFlannery, J.
On December 16, 1994, the plaintiff, Hanover
Insurance Company (Hanover), filed an eight-count complaint against the defendants, John Sutton, William J. O’Brien, William J. O’Brien, Inc., and Insurance Partnerships, Inc. (IPI).3 The gravamen of the complaint was that Sutton, Hanover’s former employee, failed in his fiduciary duty to Hanover by diverting a corporate opportunity.
On February 13, 1995, a jury trial commenced on Hanover’s original complaint.4 Before the case went to the jury, Hanover amended its complaint to add three additional counts.5 On March 1, 1995, verdicts were returned for…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Fontaine v. Ebtec Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Poirier v. Town of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Manning v. ZuckermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Solimene v. B. GRAUEL & CO., KGMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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3Cited by82 opinions
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- Clamp-All Corp. v. ForestaMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
- Professional Services Group, Inc. v. Town of RocklandDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
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