Legal Opinion
Jenkins v. General Accident Fire & Life Assurance Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 7, 1965PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpiegel, J.
This is an appeal by a third-party plaintiff (Jenkins) from orders sustaining the answer in abatement *700and a demurrer of the General Accident Fire and Life Assurance Corporation, Limited (Corporation) to Jenkins’ third-party declaration.
One Eonald J. Hale brought an action against Jenkins to recover for personal injuries which Hale alleged he received while a passenger in Jenkins’ car. Jenkins moved to implead the Corporation under G. L. c. 231, § 4B, which provides in pertinent part as follows: “a defendant . . . may, as third-party plaintiff, enter a writ and have served a summons and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Southern Fire & Casualty Co. v. NorrisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1952
- Melville Harris, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Leonard Massello and William Massello v. Standard Accident and Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Farmers Insurance Exchange v. HendersonArizona Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by23 opinions
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