Legal Opinion
Debral Realty, Inc. v. DiChiara
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 6, 1981PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The sole question presented for our resolution is whether the Massachusetts lis pendens procedure, G. L. c. 184, § 15, violates the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. We hold it does not.
These two cases are before us on a report from a judge of the Superior Court, pursuant to Mass. R. Civ. P. 64, 365 Mass. 831 (1974), seeking review of the judge’s ruling upholding the constitutionality of the lis pendens statute. Given the limited scope of the question reported, we need not engage in an extended discussion of the facts of the particular cases. 4…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Flagg Bros., Inc. v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Sniadach v. Family Finance Corp. of Bay ViewSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- North Georgia Finishing, Inc. v. Di-Chem, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Chrysler Corporation v. Fedders Corporation, Salvatore Giordano, Sr., Salvatore Giordano, Jr., Bruno Giordano, Ignatius MacBrinn and Howard S. ModlinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Wolfe v. GormallyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Williams v. BartlettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Hewitt v. RiceSupreme Court of Colorado · 2007
- Maglione v. BancBoston Mortgage Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1990
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