Legal Opinion

Zullo v. Culik Law P.C.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 17, 2014PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

John Zullo appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court denying his petition for relief under G. L. c. 211, § 3. Zullo commenced an action in the small claims session of the District Court against his former attorney and law firm. Judgment entered for the defendants. Zullo’s petition sought relief from that judgment. We have repeatedly stated that a plaintiff who chooses to proceed in the small claims session waives the right to appeal from any adverse judgment, and likewise is not entitled to invoke this court’s extraordinary power of general superintendence in lieu of an appeal…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pandey v. Ware Division of the District Court DepartmentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
  2. Stevenson v. MackeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
  3. Tessema v. Nextel Systems Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008

3Cited by7 opinions

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