Legal Opinion
Mazzoleni v. Cotton
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 5, 1992No. 90-P-1558PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaurence, J.
In February, 1987, the plaintiff, Theresa Mazzoleni, slipped and fell on ice on or near the driveway of the defendant, Keith Cotton, and fractured her ankle. Maz-zoleni had been housesitting for Cotton, a friend, while he was on his honeymoon. A representative of Cotton’s insurer obtained a written statement from Mazzoleni regarding the events surrounding her accident in April, 1987.
Sometime thereafter Mazzoleni retained an attorney, who engaged the insurer in settlement negotiations. During those negotiations, on June 16, 1988, her attorney wrote the insurer “formally requesting” a copy of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Corsetti v. Stone Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. BlakelyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Commonwealth v. BysMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Commonwealth v. GabbidonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Adams v. LamarineMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2004
- Kubik v. StreuleMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1997
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