Legal Opinion
CJ/Queen Annes Gate Apartments v. Anderson
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided June 28, 2012PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWelch, J.
The plaintiff, CJ/Queen Annes Gate Apartments (“Queen Annes”), has appealed the amount of attorney’s fees awarded to the defendant, Debra Anderson (“Anderson”). Queen Annes argues that the trial court abused its discretion by deviating from established case law in the calculation and award of legal fees, in assessing a fee amount that is punitive in nature, and in denying Queen Annes’ motion for reconsideration of that excessive award.
The record indicates that on February 8, 2010, Queen Annes filed this summary process action to recover both possession of the premises located at One Dennis…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Fontaine v. Ebtec Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Stowe v. BolognaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Killeen v. Westban Hotel Venture, LPMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
- Siegel v. Berkshire Life InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Stacy v. ZhaoMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2013