Legal Opinion
Senior Housing Properties Trust v. HealthSouth Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 17, 2006PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
This appeal arises from consolidated cases pending in the Land Court among various trusts and corporate entities and their subsidiaries concerning the sale and lease back arrangements of five nursing homes and two rehabilitation hospitals located in the Commonwealth. At issue is whether a judge in the Land Court may invoke the provisions of Mass. R. Civ. R 39 (b), 365 Mass. 801 (1974), to revive a right to a trial by jury that has been waived for failure to comply with the procedures set forth in G. L. c. 185, § 15. That statute provides, in part, that failure to enter in the Superior Court…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Hashimi v. KalilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Sharon v. City of NewtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
- In re N-500L CasesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- M. H. Gordon & Son, Inc. v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- MacFadyen v. MakiMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
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