Legal Opinion
Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 2, 1986PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
This case presents a question regarding the appropriate way to calculate prejudgment interest under G. L. c. 231, § 6C (1984 ed.). The present controversy arises out of a judgment entered in the Superior Court awarding the plaintiff, Sterilite Corporation (Sterilite), damages for breach of a liability insurance contract. That judgment, which awarded Sterilite the costs incurred in defending itself in litigation instituted by Henry Heide, Inc. (Heide), was affirmed by the Ap peals Court with a modification not relevant here. Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co., 17 Mass. App. Ct. 316…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Sterilite Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Hanlon v. RollinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Commonwealth v. WeloskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. William J. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- King v. Viscoloid Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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