Legal Opinion
Hanover Insurance v. Talhouni
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 11, 1992PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
During the afternoon of March 16, 1985, Karim Talhouni (Talhouni) ingested a quantity of the drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). On previous occasions he had taken LSD and had experienced mild visual hallucinations, mild euphoria, and increased energy. Talhouni had heard of persons who had taken LSD and injured themselves, but he had never heard of anyone on LSD acting violently or causing injury to others. On this day, however, Talhouni was to have his first “bad trip.”
After ingesting the LSD, Talhouni travelled from Belmont to Cambridge. Talhouni had not met Cornelia Pillard or Glenn…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McHoulMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Burd v. Sussex Mutual Insurance CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance v. AbernathyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Worcester Insurance v. Fells Acres Day School, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Kowalski v. GagneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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- Raytheon Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2000
- Wessinger v. Fire Insurance Exchange, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1997
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