Summary of Opinion: W.R. GRACE CO. v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY et al.

Court: Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Date: December 1, 1992

Reported below: 33 Mass. App. Ct. 358 (1992)

Factual and Procedural Background

This document is a short, procedural opinion addressing an application for further appellate review of a decision reported at 33 Mass. App. Ct. 358 (1992). The opinion consists principally of the court's action denying further appellate review. The opinion also notes that MR. CHIEF JUSTICE LIACOS did not participate.

Legal Issues Presented

The opinion addresses a procedural matter and does not frame distinct legal issues.

Arguments of the Parties

The opinion does not contain a detailed account of the parties' legal arguments.

Table of Precedents Cited

No precedents were cited in the provided opinion.

Court's Reasoning and Analysis

The opinion is a concise procedural order denying further appellate review and contains no substantive legal analysis or step‑by‑step reasoning. The court's action is stated without an accompanying explanation of legal principles or factual application in the provided text.

Holding and Implications

Holding: Further appellate review denied.

Implications: The immediate effect recorded in the opinion is the denial of further appellate review. The opinion contains no discussion of broader legal consequences or the articulation of a new legal rule; it does not include an explanation indicating that the court intended to establish precedent beyond the procedural denial recorded here.