Homeowner's insurance exclusion for frozen-pipe damage turns on whether the insured used reasonable care to maintain heat while property was unoccupied. Reversed because jury instruction improperly attributed caretaker's negligence without determining relationship between principal and agent.
Resulting trust arose when husband transferred rental properties to wife nominally to shield assets from creditors, not as gift, despite gratuitous family transfer presumption.
Property owner liable for maintaining open and obvious danger where owner created and facilitated the dangerous condition knowing lawful entrants would encounter it.
Conviction reversed due to prosecutor's improper closing argument characterizing defendant and defense as "street thugs" and a "sham," inviting jury to decide case irrationally.
Massachusetts no-fault insurance exemption from tort liability applies to out-of-state insurance benefits when they cover the same losses as Massachusetts PIP benefits.
Judge properly allocated income tax dependency exemptions to noncustodial parent in divorce judgment; federal tax law did not preempt state court authority to make such allocations.
Supreme Judicial Court affirms dismissal of mandamus petition as moot where trial court clerk, responding to petition, dockets previously missing pleadings in prisoner's motion for new trial.
Physician owes no duty to third parties to warn patient of risks posed by patient's underlying medical condition, even when condition may impair driving.
Police officer's out-of-jurisdiction traffic stop authorized by municipal mutual aid agreement when erratic driving presented immediate danger to public safety.
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