Lorando v. Gethro
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on October 30, 1916, against Joseph C. Gethro of Norwood and the New England Equitable Insurance Company, a corporation organized under the laws of this Commonwealth engaged in the business of casualty insurance, alleging that on June 23, 1914, the defendant insurance company entered into a contract with the defendant Gethro by which it insured him in the sum of $5,000 against loss or damage on account of bodily injury or…
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Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on October 30, 1916, against Joseph C. Gethro of Norwood and the New England Equitable Insurance Company, a corporation organized under the laws of this Commonwealth engaged in the business of casualty insurance, alleging that on June 23, 1914, the defendant insurance company entered into a contract with the defendant Gethro by which it insured him in the sum of $5,000 against loss or damage on account of bodily injury or death by accident of any person for which he would be responsible by reason of the operation of a motor car of which he…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
This is a suit in equity under St. 1914, c. 464, brought by one who has recovered judgment against the principal defendant for bodily injuries caused by his negligence and against an insurance company which had insured the principal *184defendant against loss or damage arising from such cause by a policy dated subsequent to the time when the statute became effective. The defendants demurred to the bill on the ground that the statute is unconstitutional. The statute is printed on page 183.
The phraseology of this statute is somewhat involved. The words “loss or damage” are found four times in § 1…
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