Legal Opinion
Peck v. Bigelow
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 28, 1993No. 92-P-426PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
1. Summary. The locus of this action — claim and counterclaim — was an unimproved, largely overgrown lot located in the Monument Beach section of the town of Bourne, owned of record by the plaintiff Peck and taxed to him. The defendant Bigelow is the owner of an adjacent lot. When the defendant learned that Peck’s lot had been put up for sale, he made several offers to buy it. Peck rejected those bids and instead entered into a purchase and sale agreement with the other plaintiffs, the Galvins. The defendant offered a premium to the Galvins to take over their contract, but this also failed.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Kendall v. SelvaggioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Ryan v. StavrosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Labounty v. VickersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Blackwell v. FostersCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1858
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