Legal Opinion
DiMarzo v. American Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 4, 1983PublishedCited by 169 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
- The defendant, American Mutual Insurance Company (American Mutual), appeals from a judgment for damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs. Following a jury trial, a judge of the Superior Court found that American Mutual had committed unfair or deceptive acts or practices by refusing to settle the tort claim of the plaintiff Louis DiMarzo for the limits of its motor vehicle liability insurance policy. DiMarzo had claimed that American Mutual’s insured, William J. MacDonald, was liable for DiMarzo’s injuries. The judge awarded double damages and attorneys’ fees to MacDonald’s assignee, Louis…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Fortune v. National Cash Register Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Linthicum v. ArchambaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- International Fidelity Insurance v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Simon v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Heller v. Silverbranch Construction Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by169 opinions
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- Clegg v. ButlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Glenn v. FlemingSupreme Court of Kansas · 1990
- Arthur D. Little, Inc. v. Dooyang Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
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