Legal Opinion
Thomas Tessier v. State Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 1, 1972No. 72-1015PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
The case presents on perhaps superficially appealing facts, a request for unusual relief. Plaintiff (we will use the singular), allegedly always domiciled in Massachusetts, while commorant in Georgia was involved as a guest passenger in an automobile accident. The driver, a resident of Arizona, is deceased, apparently leaving no estate other than a liability policy written by the defendant, State Farm Mutual Insurance Company, an Illinois corporation. Plaintiff, having returned to Massachusetts, brings this diversity action in the Massachusetts district court against the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Seider v. RothNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- Connolly v. BolsterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Gordon v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Arnold v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1949
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Whittle v. Pagani Bros. Construction Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Savchuk v. RushSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
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