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McCarthy v. Rendle

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided April 9, 1918PublishedCited by 40 opinions

Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on October 30, 1917, under St. 1914, c. 464, by Francis E. McCarthy, who had recovered judgment against the defendants Rendle and Stoddard, a firm of bridge builders, for bodily injuries, to reach and apply to the satisfaction of such judgment casualty insurance of those defendants in the defendant insurance company.

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Bill in equity, filed in the Superior Court on October 30, 1917, under St. 1914, c. 464, by Francis E. McCarthy, who had recovered judgment against the defendants Rendle and Stoddard, a firm of bridge builders, for bodily injuries, to reach and apply to the satisfaction of such judgment casualty insurance of those defendants in the defendant insurance company. In the Superior Court the case was heard by Fox, J., who made a memorandum of decision containing the facts that are stated in the opinion. Upon these facts the judge found that the requirements of the policy respecting notice had been…

1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.

This is a bill in equity under St. 1914, c. 464, to recover against the Travelers Insurance Company a judgment debt which the plaintiff previously had obtained against the defendants Rendle and Stoddard in an action at law.

■ It was agreed at the trial that the Travelers Insurance Company had on January 6, 1915, in full force and effect a policy of liability insurance insuring Rendle and Stoddard, a co-partnership, from loss or damage caused by injuries to the public for which they might be liable, and that this policy covered the liability of Rendle and Stoddard for the accident to the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hatch v. United States Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
  2. Anoka Lumber Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
  3. Johnson's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
  4. H. P. Hood & Sons v. Maryland Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
  5. Mandell v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Houran, Admr. v. Preferred Acc. Ins. Co. of N.Y.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1938
  2. Sheehan v. Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'n of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
  3. Fitchburg Savings Bank v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  4. Wehner v. FosterMichigan Supreme Court · 1951
  5. Phillips v. StoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937

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