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Week in Review: Fire at Mass Ave Apartment, South End Chefs

The following are the top articles on South End Patch from May 13 to May 17, 2013: South Enders Celebrate Marriage Equality Anniversary at Public Garden Friday marks the 9th anniversary of the law that allowed gay and…

Maury Rovenstein
May 19, 2013

Appeals Court Opinions

Chow v. Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company (Lawyers Weekly No. 11-062-13)

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.

Maury Rovenstein
May 15, 2013

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