Lewis Beef Co. v. Zhong Shu Guo

The protracted dispute between the parties to this action arose from the failure by defendant Zhong Shu Guo (“Guo”) to pay for goods sold and delivered to him ten years ago by plaintiff Lewis Beef Company, Inc. (“Lewis Beef’). The case is now before this Appellate Division upon Lewis Beefs expedited appeal of the denial of its G.L.c. 235, §19 motion for the issuance of an execution late.

Lewis Beef filed its first action against Guo in January, 1995 in the Springfield Division of the District Court Department to recover upon an account annexed for Guo’s breach of contract in failing to pay for…