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· 4/1/1980

Bishop v. KLEIN FULLER

Citations

  • 402 N.E.2d 1365
  • 380 Mass. 285
  • 1980 Mass. LEXIS 1073

How courts have described this case

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

  • construing “judgment” as used in G. L. c. 231B, § 3 [/], to include judgment entered on jury verdict apportioning liability of joint tortfeasors despite one tortfeasor’s pending appeal and another’s settlement
  • applying a uniform contribution act provision identical to section 13-50.5- 104(6)
  • “[§ 4(b)] was drafted to encourage settlements in multiple party tort actions by clearly delineating the effect settlement will have on collateral rights and liabilities in future litigation.”
  • denial of discovery motion not abuse of discretion where defendant waited four years to raise issue of access to plaintiff's records and sought production of those records only after case called for trial

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams

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