Legal Opinion
Jones v. Manns
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 30, 1992No. 90-P-986PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court, dismissing for want of subject-matter jurisdiction an appeal seeking trial de novo under the provisions of G. L. c. 239, § 5.
The case began as a summary process action in the Quincy District Court by Beryl Joy Manns against Renee Jones. It was heard August 29, 1985, and a judgment in Jones’s favor dismissing the action was entered either that day or the fol lowing day. The judge did not make findings or otherwise indicate the reason for the dismissal. 2 Manns did not file an appeal from the judgment; even if the date of entry is the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Foreign Auto Import, Inc. v. Renault Northeast, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Milkman v. OrdwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Brown v. QuinnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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3Cited by21 opinions
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