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JEFFERSON INS. CO. OF NEW YORK v. HOLYOKE

23 Mass. App. Ct. 472 (1987)

503 N.E.2d 474

JEFFERSON INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK vs. CITY OF HOLYOKE.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

February 6, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold F. Brunault, Assistant City Solicitor, for the defendant.

John H. Goewey for the plaintiff.

Present: ARMSTRONG, PERRETTA, & SMITH, JJ.

SMITH, J.

The city of Holyoke appeals from a judgment entered in the Superior Court in favor of Jefferson Insurance Company of New York (Jefferson).1 The facts are not in dispute.

On or about September 20, 1979, Sandra J. Smigiel was taken into protective custody by members of the Holyoke police department. She committed suicide by hanging herself while still in protective custody...

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