Legal Opinion
Channel Fish Co. v. Boston Fish Market Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 5, 1971PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
This is a petition for a writ of mandamus. We summarize the averments of the petition as follows: The Massachusetts Port Authority (Authority) has title to *186the Boston Fish Pier and is required by statute to maintain it. By a 1910 lease the Boston Fish Market Corporation (Corporation) as lessee agreed to keep the Boston Fish Pier (Pier) in the same condition as it was in 1910, excluding “reasonable use and wfear,” and that in case of breach the lessor “may” determine the estate and expel the lessee. The petitioners are tenants at will of the respondent Corporation and are engaged in the…
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