Legal Opinion
Salem Realty Co. v. Matera
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 29, 1980PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Salem Realty Co. (Realty) hired Francis V. Matera in 1969 on a contingent fee basis to represent it in connection with three land taking cases in Salem. In 1975, following a change in the identity of its controlling shareholders, Realty dismissed Mr. Matera while the three cases were still incomplete. The point in controversy is what Mr. Matera is entitled to receive in legal fees, having been barred by Realty from achieving the contingency contracted for, i.e., a recovery from the taking authority.
The case originated on Realty’s petition in the Supreme Judicial Court to discharge a…
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