Legal Opinion
Paul Sardella Construction Co. v. Braintree Housing Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 21, 1976PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
A judge of the Superior Court ruled, as matter of law, that the Braintree Housing Authority (authority) 2 was liable in damages for breach of contract to Paul Sardella Construction Co., Inc. (Sardella), for wrongfully rescinding the award to Sardella of a contract for the construction of a State-aided housing project for the elderly. 3 The matter was reported to the Appeals Court pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974), for determination of the correctness of the trial judge’s rulings. The Appeals Court rendered a decision, holding that the reported rulings were correct. Paul…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Grande & Son, Inc. v. School Housing Committee of North ReadingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Sardella Construction Co. v. Braintree Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Peerless Casualty Company v. Housing Authority of the City of Hazelhurst, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Lexington Housing Authority v. Continental Casualty Co.District Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1962
- Crenshaw County Hospital Board v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by40 opinions
- Owen of Georgia, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Shelby County Roy Nixon, Mayor of Shelby County Pidgeon-Thomas Iron Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- New England Insulation Co. v. General Dynamics Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1988
- In Re Carl Corp. v. State, Department of EducationHawaii Supreme Court · 1997
- Planning & Design Solutions v. City of Santa FeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Sciaba Construction Corp. v. City of BostonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1993
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