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· 5/9/1961

Agoos Leather Companies, Inc. v. American & Foreign Insurance

Citations

  • 174 N.E.2d 652
  • 342 Mass. 603

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • affirming award on insurance policy based upon president’s estimate of value of destroyed buildings, even though estimate “was very general in terms and far from a comprehensive analysis.”
  • “The amount of damages seldom can be proved with the exactness of mathematical demonstration” [citation omitted]
  • \The jury may apply their experience and judgment in determining whether and to what extent such evidence is to be given weight in the circumstances\

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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Williams, Whittemoee, Cutter, Kirk

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