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SJC-10656: GEORGE H. BILLINGS vs. COMMERCE INSURANCE COMPANY
Argument: September 2010
Keywords: Insurance - Malicious Prosecution
Question Presented: Whether the tort of malicious prosecution occurs, for insurance and indemnity purposes, on the date the malicious lawsuit is filed, or on the date it is terminated in the defendant’s favor.
Facts: In 1998, the plaintiff, Billings, sued the Petersons over a proposed wetlands development. The case was dismissed in April 2000 as a result of an earlier settlement. In March 2000 …
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