Legal Opinion
Tamber v. Desrochers
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 24, 1998No. 96-P-1748PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
In the aftermath of Ford v. Braman, 30 Mass. App. Ct. 968, 970 (1991), in which we held that the only avenue of review of a decision setting a summary process appeal bond is to a full appellate panel, we consider the scope of that review and what minimal findings or explanations, if any, must be made in the District Court and the Superior Court in support of a determination that the defenses raised by the appealing party are frivolous. The statute that we examine is G. L. c. 239, § 5. *235We decide that the record does not support a conclusion that the tenants’ appeal was frivolous and reverse…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Borman v. BormanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Farley v. SpragueMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Avery v. SteeleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Hawthorne's, Inc. v. Warrenton Realty, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Allen v. BatchelderMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In re an Appeal BondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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- Lindquist v. Garrett Auctioneers, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1999
- Erickson v. SomersMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2006
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