Massachusetts General Laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 258, § 8 (2026)
Insurance
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Section 8. A public employer may procure insurance for payment of damages incurred pursuant to this chapter.
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cases, 1989–2007 · leading case: Ayala v. Boston Hous. Auth., 536 N.E.2d 1082 (Mass. 1989).
Ayala v. Boston Hous. Auth., 536 N.E.2d 1082 (Mass. 1989). “*705 We note that G. L. c. 258, § 8 (1986 ed.), authorizes a public employer to purchase “insurance for payment of damages incurred pursuant to this chapter.”
Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund v. Premier Ins., 869 N.E.2d 576 (Mass. 2007). “See G. L. c. 258, § 8 (“A public employer may procure insurance for payment of damages incurred pursuant to this chapter”).”
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