Legal Opinion
Wasserman v. Caledonian-American Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 1, 1950PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The holder of standard form fire insurance policies, G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 175, § 99, as amended, sues for damage to a heating system and adjacent premises. The judge found for the defendants, and made subsidiary find ings. The premises were heated by an oil burner installed in the cellar. On the morning of January 3, 1947, it was discovered that the burner was operating, sending a flame in the usual Way into the boiler, which was cherry red and emitting sparks. It was later learned that there was no water in the boiler. The oil burner functioned normally and as intended except for the lack of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Scaccia v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Nicoli v. BerglundMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- O'Connor v. Queen Insurance Co. of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Way v. Abington Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Maher v. HaycockMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Daddario v. City of GloucesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Preferred Mutual Insurance v. Travelers CompaniesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Karadontes v. Continental Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- Molinario v. ShannonMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1965
- First Christian Church v. Hartford Mutual Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954
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