Legal Opinion
Franchi v. Stella
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 26, 1997No. 95-P-1095PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
We deal in this case primarily with: (1) the liability of an insurance broker for damages to his customer for *252the inclusion of an unanticipated and unnoticed “protective safeguards endorsement” in a builders’ risk insurance policy; and (2) the authority of a trial judge to order a new trial (on damages) after the plaintiff has accepted a remittitur offered by the judge.
Facts.4 Just before acquiring three old factory buildings on Washington Street in Haverhill during September, 1988, Haverhill Realty Development Trust (“HRDT”) took steps to insure the property against damage to the real…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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- Robertson v. Gaston Snow & Ely BartlettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Turnpike Motors, Inc. v. Newbury Group, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- D'Annolfo v. Stoneham Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
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