Gordan v. Archer

This is a Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A D. A, Rule 5 report by the trial judge of a single question of law which appears to be one of first impression; namely, whether a G.L.c. 93A cause of action survives the death of the plaintiff.

The report indicates that plaintiff Francisco Ferreira commenced this action in 1996 to recover damages for the defendant’s refusal, in a classic “bait and switch” scheme, to provide an apartment for which the plaintiff had signed a lease twelve months earlier and paid the first and last month’s rent plus a security deposit. The complaint set forth claims for breach of…