Griffin v. Cogliano

This is a summary process action in which judgment was entered for the plaintiff after a jury trial. The jury made no ultimate finding, but answered special questions submitted by the trial judge. The judge then ordered judgment for the plaintiff as was dictated as a matter of law, in his view, by those answers. The defendant has appealed pursuant to Dist/Mun. Cts. R.AD.A, Rule 8C.

This case involves a dispute between siblings. Plaintiff Dolores Griffin (“Dolores”) sought to evict her brother, defendant Richard Cogliano (“Richard”), from residential property once owned by their father. More…