GAETA v. NATIONAL FIRE INS. CO. OF HARTFORD


410 Mass. 592 (1991)

574 N.E.2d 377

MARY GAETA, administratrix, vs. NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Tanski (John P. Connelly with him) for Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund.

Terrance J. Hamilton (Gregg S. Blackburn with him) for National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford.

Neil Sugarman, for Mary Gaeta, was present but did not argue.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


O'CONNOR, J.

The plaintiff's deceased husband sustained personal injuries and died as a result of an elevator accident. He was in the course of his employment at the time. The plaintiff, who is the deceased's widow, received workers' compensation benefits in the sum of $105,495 from the defendant insurance company (National). She also brought a tort action arising out of the same incident against Belle Elevator Company,...

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