| Docket # | SJC-10513 |
| Date | January 5, 2010 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, Gants, JJ.
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| Summary | Contract, Lease of real estate, Indemnity, Insurance, Illegality. Indemnity. Insurance, Coverage, Insured, Insurer's obligation to defend, Liability insurance. Landlord and tenant, Landlord's liabilities to tenant or one having his rights, Landlord's liability to third person. Negligence, One owning or controlling real estate. |
| Appealed From | Essex Superior Court, Justice Timothy Q. Feeley |
| Briefs | See selection available in PDF format at Supreme Judicial Court website |
Counsel for Appellant
(Appearing) | Morrison:
Cummings Properties LLC: Peter G. Hermes, Adam J. Combies, Jeffrey P. Hermes |
Counsel for Appellee
(Appearing) | Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Company: Robert F. Feeney, Jenny I. Tibbetts |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association; New England Legal Foundation; NAIOP Massachusetts; Real Estate Bar Association; Frozen Four, LLC |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |
