Legal Opinion
Canty v. Arbella Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided February 13, 1998PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCoven, J.
This is an action to recover for the defendant-insurer’s refusal to pay the plaintiff’s claim for the total loss of her automobile. The defendant argued that the plaintiff’s insurance policy had been cancelled for non-payment prior to the theft and destruction of the plaintiff’s vehicle. After trial, the court entered judg*33ment for the plaintiff on her claims for breach of contract, waiver and estoppel, and for the defendant on the plaintiff’s statutory claims under G.L.C. 93A, 175, §113 (A), and 176D. Both parties appealed pursuant to Dist./Mun. Cts. R.A.D. A., Rule 8C.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Bresnick v. HeathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Perry v. HanoverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Liberatore v. Town of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Strong v. Haverhill Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Hudson v. Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Harvard University v. GoldsteinMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1999
- Bottone v. DeFreitasMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2006
- Mercier v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2000
- Boehm v. Arbella Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2003
- Davis, Malm & D'Agostine v. LahnstonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2012
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