Legal Opinion

Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Cooke

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided February 25, 1970PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff excepted to and appealed from an order of a judge of the Superior Court denying its motion to vacate an award made by an arbitrator. The defendants were insured under a policy issued by the plaintiff which provided coverage for damages involving bodily injury caused by uninsured motorists.' The sole issue before us is whether the arbitrator was required to make “a specific finding of fact necessary to establish coverage.” An award of an arbitrator under G. L. c. 251, as appearing in St. 1960, c. 374, § 1, need not include any statement of the reasons for the award or the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Fazio v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORP. LTD.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
  2. Employers' Fire Insurance v. GarneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. University of Alaska v. Modern Construction, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1974
  2. City of Lawrence v. FalzaranoMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
  3. City of Worcester v. Granger Bros.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
  4. Kittredge v. Kittredge Holdings, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2002

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