Legal Opinion

Burger Chef Systems, Inc. v. Servfast of Brockton, Inc.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 13, 1984PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.

The defendant Servfast of Brockton, Inc. (Servfast), appeals the dismissal of a report by the Appellate Division which found no prejudicial error in the judgment of a District Court denying defendant’s motion to set aside an entry of default. 2 Servfast claims that the trial judge abused his discretion not only by conditioning the removal of a default upon the posting of a $25,000 bond, but also by rejecting the bond which Servfast ultimately offered. We affirm the order dismissing the report, and conclude that the plaintiff Burger Chef Systems, Inc. (Burger Chef), is entitled to double costs…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Toney Gomes, Jr. v. Ellen L. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
  2. Rollins Environmental Services, Inc. v. Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  3. Continental Oil Company v. The Frontier Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
  4. Paro v. Longwood HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  5. Corrigan Dispatch Company v. Casa Guzman, S. A., Cargill, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Scannell v. Ed. Ferreirinha & Irmao, Lda.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
  2. Symmons v. O'KeeffeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
  3. Bissanti Design/Build Group v. McClayMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1992
  4. Abate v. Fremont Investment & LoanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
  5. Cicchese v. Tape Time Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1989

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