Legal Opinion
Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Wolfe
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 21, 1979PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The plaintiff (Liberty) sought and obtained in the Superior Court a declaration that its purported cancellation of the defendant Wolfe’s automobile insurance policy on October 26,1973, was valid and that, in consequence, it has no obligation to defend Wolfe in a pending action for wrongful death and conscious suffering.
The findings of the trial judge concerning the circumstances of the cancellation are not disputed. Wolfe purchased his 1973 policy from Liberty on an instalment plan, and by at least August 8 he had fallen behind in his payments. On October 1, by certified mail, return receipt…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hanscom v. Malden & Melrose Gas Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Commonwealth v. OlivoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Austin v. Boston University HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Ring v. City of WoburnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Canty v. Arbella Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
- Pillman's CaseMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
- Rodell v. NelsonIdaho Court of Appeals · 1988
- Rowe v. Middlesex InsuranceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1994
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