Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Citation
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Parent Document
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 1998-07-28
Other Sections in This Document (14)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
- Rubenstein v. Royal Insurance Co. of America, 45 Mass. App. Ct. 244 (1998)
Full Text
597 charsWhen the trastees sought to exercise this right of contribution by filing a second declaratory judgment action against Royal, a Superior Court judge granted Royal’s motion for summary judgment. He ruled that even if the assignment were valid, the trustees were barred from recovery because it would amount to a double recovery for the same loss and, therefore, violated public policy. The issue, thus framed, is whether, under the assignment agreement, the trustees may recover legal expenses which they did not pay, and if so, whether the assignment of Wausau’s contribution claim is champertous.