Legal Opinion
Assetta v. Safety Insurance
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 6, 1997No. 96-P-233PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
This is an appeal from the entry of summary judgment for the plaintiffs.2 There are no disputed facts.
On or about July 13, 1993, Phyllis Assetta (Phyllis) was walking her dog on the sidewalk in Malden when she was struck in the face by a bottle thrown from a passing vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, Patrick Richardson, threw the bottle out the window as he made a U-tum within five feet of the plaintiff. As a result of the incident, Phyllis sustained severe facial lacerations, trauma and permanent scarring. The vehicle that Richard*318son was driving at the time of the incident was owned by John…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hazen Paper Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Cody v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Hakim v. Massachusetts Insurers' Insolvency FundMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Rischitelli v. Safety InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Sabatinelli v. Travelers InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Merchants Insurance Co. of New Hampshire, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Commerce Insurance v. Ultimate Livery Service, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
- Specialty National Insurance v. OneBeacon InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- White v. American Casualty InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2001
- Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance v. SantosMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2002
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