Legal Opinion

Loitherstein v. International Business MacHines Corp.

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided December 26, 1980PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.

This case raises the question whether a lease executed between the plaintiff as trustee of 1505 Commonwealth Trust (trust) and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was properly terminated by IBM under an “Early Termination Option” at the end of the fifth year of its initial ten year term. The lease, dated November 1, 1967 (as amended on December 14, 1967), provided that IBM would lease the trust’s land and buildings in Brighton for a term commencing on December 14, 1967, and ending on December 31, 1977, at an annual rent of $245,398.25 payable in monthly installments of…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Sherman v. EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY ASSURANCE CORP. LTD.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
  2. First Universalist Society of North Adams v. BolandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  3. Foreign Auto Import, Inc. v. Renault Northeast, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
  4. Lucey v. Hero International Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  5. Town of Mansfield v. GAF Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1977

20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. National Medical Care, Inc. v. ZigelbaumMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
  2. M X L Industries, Inc. v. MulderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  3. Barron Chiropractic & Rehabilitation, P.C. v. Norfolk & Dedham GroupMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2014
  4. Mucci v. Brockton Bocce Club, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
  5. Stone v. W. E. Aubuchon Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1990

18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API