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· 6/16/1986

McGrath v. STANLEY CARVER

Citations

  • 493 N.E.2d 832
  • 397 Mass. 775

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that proper notice is not a jurisdictional limitation, but a condition precedent affecting the right to recovery, not the existence of liability
  • holding that proper notice is not a jurisdictional limitation, but a condition precedent affecting the right to recovery, not the existence of liability
  • holding that proper notice is not a jurisdictional limitation, but a condition precedent affecting the right to recovery, not the existence of liability
  • \contribution statute is aimed at eliminating\ unfairness of one tortfeasor bearing disproportionate share of a plaintiff's recovery
  • purpose of G. L. c. 231 is to achieve a more equitable distribution of the plaintiffs damages among those jointly liable
  • “contribution statute is aimed at eliminating” unfairness of one tortfeasor bearing disproportionate share of a plaintiff’s recovery

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Judges: Hennessey, Lynch, Nolan, O'Connor, Wilkins

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