Legal Opinion
Martin v. F.S. Payne Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 10, 1991PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
Earlier aspects of this case were before us in Dynan v. Fritz, 400 Mass. 230 (1987). There we remanded the case for further action, including a determination of “the amount, if any, which, in the judge’s discretion, the plaintiffs shall receive from the company [i.e., F.S. Payne Co.] in pay ment of their reasonable counsel fees and expenses.” Id. at 249.
The company (Payne) has appealed from a judgment, entered in April, 1990, that awarded the plaintiffs approximately $392,000 for counsel fees and costs and also made certain other determinations. Payne makes no claim that the amount of the…
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