Troy Industries, Inc. v. Samson Manufacturing Corp.

After a judge of the Superior Court dismissed a complaint for contempt brought by Troy Industries, Inc. (Troy), against Samson Manufacturing Corporation and its principal, Scott A. Samson (collectively Samson), the judge ordered entry of a judgment on the merits that also awarded Samson substantial costs and attorney’s fees pursuant to G. L. c. 231, § 6F, the statute dealing with frivolous actions. Troy’s appeal from the judgment followed a tortuous path, detailed below, but ultimately was saved from extinction by an order of a single justice of this court that extended a critical filing…