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· 8/28/1980

Vokey v. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund

Citations

  • 409 N.E.2d 783
  • 381 Mass. 386

How courts have described this case

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

  • interpreting requirement in G. L. c. 175D, § 9, of exhaustion of insolvency provisions of other policies before claim made to Fund
  • “The purpose of the exhaustion requirement ... is to render the Fund a source of last resort in the event of insolvency.”
  • exhaustion provision of G. L. c. 175D, § 9, requires claimant to seek available coverage from solvent insurer before resorting to Fund
  • §9 entitles the Fund to offset for amounts received by insured under uninsured motorist policy provision
  • describing the Mass. Fund as a \source of last resort\

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Judges: Quirico, Hennessey, Qumico, Braucher, Wilkins, Abrams

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