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CORBETT v. RELATED COMPANIES NORTHEAST, INC.

424 Mass. 714 (1997)

MATTHEW CORBETT & another v. RELATED COMPANIES NORTHEAST, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

April 14, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph H. Callahan, Jr., Assistant Corporation Counsel, for the City of Boston.

Thomas B. Drohan for the plaintiffs.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., O'CONNOR, GREANEY, FRIED, & MARSHALL, JJ.

MARSHALL, J.

In a third-party tort action brought by an injured fire fighter and his wife, a Superior Court judge approved a settlement of the action after conducting a hearing to determine whether the settlement terms were negotiated in good faith. We are asked to decide whether the city of Boston (city)2 may object to the settlement because it effectively discharges a substantial part of the...

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