Legal Opinion
New England Acceptance Corp. v. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 4, 1977PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, J.
The plaintiff, an insurance premium finance company, brought this action against two insurance agents (the brothers Ducott) and two insurance companies to recover $35,718.76 paid by the plaintiff to the Ducotts. A jury returned verdicts against the Ducotts on four counts of the declaration, the first count alleging that the Ducotts fraudulently obtained the plaintiff’s money by selling it forged promissory notes secured by nonexistent insurance policies written by the Ducotts on behalf of the defendant insurance companies.
In regard to the defendant insurance companies, the trial judge…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Neely v. Martin K. Eby Construction Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Cook v. Farm Service Stores, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Posttape Associates v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- New England Acceptance Corp. v. American Manufacturers Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
- Ferro Concrete Const. Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Kansallis Finance Ltd. v. FernMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Kansallis Finance Ltd. v. FernCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Veranda Beach Club Ltd. Partnership v. Western Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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