Legal Opinion
Chestnut-Adams Ltd. Partnership v. Bricklayers & Masons Trust Funds
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 28, 1993PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
This appeal raises an issue of first impression before this court, i.e., whether the Massachusetts mechanic’s lien statute, G. L. c. 254 (1990 ed.), is preempted by the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq. (1988 & Supp. II 1990), at least in cases where the trustee of an ERISA fund seeks to enforce such a lien. Because we conclude that ERISA does preempt the mechanic’s lien statute, we do not reach the other issues raised in this appeal. The parties have agreed to a joint stipulation of undisputed facts which we will now summarize.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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