Legal Opinion
Almeida v. Travelers Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 31, 1981PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
In a civil action in the Superior Court, the plaintiff Antone S. Almeida, claiming under a “limited collision” policy as defined in G. L. c. 90, § 340, prevailed against The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers). Travelers appeals, contesting specifically the Superior Court ruling that certain trial matters were res judicata 1 as a result of a previous determination by the Board of Appeal on Motor Vehicle Liability Policies and Bonds (board) that Travelers had improperly imposed a surcharge on Almeida. We agree with the Superior Court judge and conclude that in a subsequent civil action the…
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