Josh J., a juvenile v. Commonwealth (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-017-18)
Court holds Commonwealth may revoke bail under either § 58 or § 58B when defendant released under § 58 commits crime; both statutes satisfy due process.
Category SJC Opinions
Mui v. Massachusetts Port Authority (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-016-18)
NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of…
Trustees of the Cambridge Point Condominium Trust v. Cambridge Point, LLC, et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-014-18)
Condominium bylaw requiring 80 percent unit owner consent before trustees could sue developers for construction defects, held void as contrary to public policy protecting home safety.
Grand Manor Condominium Association, et al. v. City of Lowell (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-015-18)
Statute of limitations for environmental property damage claims begins when owners discover damage not curable by remediation process, not when contamination is first discovered.
James B. Nutter & Company v. Estate of Murphy, et al. (and two consolidated cases) (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-013-18)
NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of…
Commonwealth v. McGonagle (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-012-18)
Victim impact statements including sentencing recommendations are constitutional in noncapital cases when considered by judges, who can weigh them dispassionately without being unduly influenced.
G.G. v. L.R., et al. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-009-18)
Petition for superintendence denied where petitioner had adequate alternative remedies through ordinary appellate process available to challenge interlocutory rulings and orders.
Minkina v. Rodgers, Powers & Schwartz, LLP (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-011-18)
Petition for appellate review of interlocutory trial orders properly denied where petitioner already sought and received interlocutory review through adequate alternative remedies.
Wallace v. PNC Bank, N.A. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-010-18)
Extraordinary relief unavailable where petitioner has adequate alternative remedies, including ordinary appeal after posting bond or appeal of bond denial after accepting dismissal.
Miller v. Miller (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-005-18)
NOTICE: All slip opinions and orders are subject to formal revision and are superseded by the advance sheets and bound volumes of the Official Reports. If you find a typographical error or other formal error, please notify the Reporter of…