Legal Opinion

Goldberg v. F.W. Woolworth Co.

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided April 5, 1991PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtForte, J.

This is an attempt by the defendant to obtain Appellate Division review of the trial court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss. The plaintiff has filed a motion to dismiss the defendant’s appeal on the grounds, inter alia, that it is interlocutory and that the defendant has failed to prosecute the appeal by filing a written brief to this Division.

Although the defendant filed a draft report which was settled by the motion judge, the appeal is clearly interlocutory in nature and prematurely before this Division.

It is elementary that there is no right to immediate appellate review of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pollack v. KellyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  2. Cappadona v. Riverside 400 Function Room, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
  3. Quint v. MoffieMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1987
  4. Cohn v. CavalleranoMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1980
  5. Eagle Tribune Publishing Co. v. CowheyMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Christopher v. Herb Connolly Buick Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1994
  2. Tracor, Inc. v. CrawleyMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1993

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