Legal Opinion
Travis v. McDonald
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 7, 1986PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The defendant, John McDonald, appealed from a judgment entered against him in a G. L. c. 93A action by the small claims session of a District Court. A Superior Court judge ordered the dismissal of the appeal for lack of jurisdiction, and remanded the case to the District Court for entry of a final judgment. We granted the defendant’s application for direct appellate review. We reverse that part of the Superior Court order denying appellate jurisdiction, and remand the proceeding to the Superior Court for further action not inconsistent with this opinion.
The plaintiff, Steven T. Travis,…
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