Legal Opinion

Derco Truck & Equipment Corp. v. Yoder & Frey Auctioneers

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided May 3, 1995Published

1Opinion of the CourtBernstein, J.

Defendant Yoder & Frey Auctioneers (hereinafter ‘Yoder”) appeals the granting of plaintiff Derco Truck & Equipment Corp.’s (hereinafter “Derco”) Motion For Relief from Judgment, which allowed a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. Yoder claims that the motion granting the new trial was not timely filed within the time limitations required by Dist./Mun. Cts. R. Civ. P., Rule 59 and that the relief offered by Dist./Mun. Cts. R. Civ. P., Rule 60(b) (2) does not extend as far as granting a new trial; and, therefore, the trial court exceeded its authority and jurisdiction. Defendant…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
  2. Cullen Enterprises, Inc. v. Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
  3. DeLuca v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
  4. Albano v. Bonanza International Development Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
  5. Vanalstyne v. WhalenMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983

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