Legal Opinion
Vigorito v. Ciulla Builders, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 25, 2003No. 00-P-1422PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
In light of the verdict the jury brought in for the plaintiff, they may be taken to have found that the defendant, by a negligent act, caused damage to a portion of the plaintiff’s floor of ceramic tiles, and as replacement or reproduction of these damaged tiles proved not available, the defendant was *447responsible for the repair cost of retiling the entire floor. The defendant claims error in the measure of damages applied, and also in the denial of a threshold motion regarding “spoliation” of evidence. The judgment will be affirmed. We start with an account of the trial.
Plaintiff’s case. In…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Simon v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Poirier v. Town of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Nation-Wide Check Corporation, Inc. v. Forest Hills Distributors, Inc., Nation-Wide Check Corporation, Inc. v. Forest Hills Distributors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Nally v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Trinity Church in the City v. John Hancock Mut. L. Ins.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by3 opinions
- Malden Mills Industries, Inc. v. Maroun (In Re Malden Mills Industries, Inc.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2004
- Oxford Business Brokers, Inc. v. MoriartyMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2008
- Santiago v. Rich Products CorporationMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2017