Legal Opinion

Nelson v. Maiorana

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 5, 1985PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.

On October 31, 1968, the plaintiffs, as guardians, entered into a lease to the defendants of premises on Chestnut Street in Needham owned by their ward, George *88Marsilli. The lease provided for a term of five years at an annual rent of $6,000, commencing November 1, 1968, with an option in the lessees to extend the lease for additional terms.3 The lease also granted the defendants an option to purchase the premises “at any time before the expiration of the lease or. any extensions thereof,” if the defendants were not in default. If the purchase price could not be agreed upon, each party was to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. MitchellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
  2. Eliot v. CoulterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  3. Matter of Guardianship of SorumNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. v. ThompsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Union Camp Corp. v. YoumansSupreme Court of Georgia · 1971

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3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. Calais Company, Inc. v. Kyzer IvyAlaska Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Hector Maza, Monjid Hamdan, and Cortney Mittelsteadt v. Giner, Inc. and Andrew BeltMassachusetts Superior Court · 2025

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