· 5/28/1991
Hartford Insurance v. Hertz Corp.
Citations
- 572 N.E.2d 1
- 410 Mass. 279
- 1991 Mass. LEXIS 281
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that statutes required Hertz to provide underinsurance benefits to lessee although rental agreement explicitly excluded uninsured coverage and did not mention underinsurance
- in construing statutory term, “we may also look to relevant provisions of other parts of the statute”
- in construing statutory term, \we may also look to relevant provisions of other parts of the statute\
- “failure to take a cross [petition] precludes a party from obtaining a judgment more favorable to it than the judgment entered below”
- “[Wjhen the Legislature has employed specific language in one part of a statute, but not in another part which deals with the same topic, the earlier language should not be implied where it is not present”
- “As a general rule, when the Legislature has employed specific language in one part of a statute, but not in another part which deals with the same topic, the earlier language should not be implied where it is not present”
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Judges: Liacos, Abrams, Lynch, Greaney
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