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· 6/5/1958

Rayden Engineering Corp. v. Church

Citations

  • 151 N.E.2d 57
  • 337 Mass. 652
  • 1958 Mass. LEXIS 718

How courts have described this case

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  • duty of care can be established by special circumstances which, when combined with detrimental reliance, create right of recovery
  • Broker not liable for failure to obtain insurance for accidental death. Case distinguishes between broker’s agreement to place insurance and broker’s agreement to use reasonable efforts to procure insurance
  • plaintiff failed to prove damages due to negligence of defendant insurance broker
  • act of sub-agent may bind principal

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Judges: Wilkins, Ronan, Spalding, Williams, Counihan, Whittemore, Cutter

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