Legal Opinion
Markel Service Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Tifco, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 16, 1988PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiff, Markel Service Insurance Agency, Inc. (Markel), 1 filed suit against Tifco, Inc. (Tifco), and John D. Ryan, doing business as John D. Ryan Insurance Agency (Ryan), to recover for losses caused by Ryan’s fraudulent conduct. Markel serves as the general agent for a number of insurance underwriters, while Tifco finances insurance premiums. Ryan, now bankrupt and not a party to this appeal, was an insurance broker who engaged in a fraudulent course of conduct that resulted in substantial economic losses to both Markel and Tifco.
Markel sought to recover, as a third-party…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rae v. Air-Speed, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Choate, Hall & Stewart v. SCA Services, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Hudson v. Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Interstate Engineering Corp. v. City of FitchburgMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Ritson v. Atlas Assurance Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
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