Legal Opinion
Charles River Construction Co. v. Kirksey
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 10, 1985PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFine, J.
A substantial business deal went awry, leading to this complex litigation. Judgment entered for the plaintiff for $200,000 with interest and a $50,000 attorney fee. All parties have appealed.
Factual background. The evidence at trial would have allowed the jury to find the following facts. In 1979, two of the defendants, James N. and William Kirksey (the Kirkseys), purchased Shefford Village in Marlborough, an approved but undeveloped subdivision composed of forty-seven single family house lots and a park area. The Kirkseys planned three phases of development. Phase I had been completed prior…
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