Legal Opinion
Patriot General Life Insurance v. CFC Investment Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 26, 1981PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
When computer hardware and software supplied to the plaintiff, Patriot General Life Insurance Company (Patriot), by Asyst, Inc. (Asyst), no longer functioned, Patriot suspended monthly payments to the equipment lessor, CFC Investment Company (CFC). On the basis of the text of the equipment lease, as well as the factual circumstances, we hold that the equipment lessor is not liable for the malfunction of the computer equipment package, and that the equipment lessee is liable for the balance of payments due under the equipment lease.
Asyst first approached Patriot in February, 1973, with a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- All-States Leasing Company v. BassIdaho Supreme Court · 1975
- Berwin v. CableMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Gannett v. LowellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
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