Legal Opinion
Rhode v. Beacon Sales Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 23, 1993PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether a Superior Court judge has discretion, when approving a settlement of a third-party tort action pursuant to G. L. c. 152, § 15, as appearing in St. 1991, c. 398, § 39, to order an equitable reduction of the sum to be recovered by the insurer. The judge ordered that the plaintiff reimburse the insurer the full amount of its workers’ compensation lien and purported2 to report the question set out below3 to the Appeals Court. We granted the plaintiff’s application for direct appellate review.
We summarize the relevant facts. In July, 1985, the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pereira v. New England LNG Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- McStowe v. BornsteinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Richard v. ArsenaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Commonwealth v. ConnorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Hunter v. Midwest Coast Transport, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hultin v. Francis Harvey & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
- Bush v. RichardsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1997
- Walsh v. Telesector Resources Group, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1996
- DiCarlo v. Suffolk Construction Co., Inc. Professional Electrical Contractors of Connecticut (SJC-11854) Martin v. Angelini Plastering, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Lane v. Plymouth Restaurant GroupMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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