Legal Opinion
Craft v. Kane
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 24, 2001No. 99-P-526PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillerman, J.
On April 30, 1997, Carlo Cellai, Craft’s former attorney, filed a motion to establish and enforce an attorney’s lien pursuant to G. L. c. 221, § 50, which we set out below.2 The motion was briefed, argued and denied. Cellai appealed.
*649We summarize the material facts which are undisputed. On January 18, 1993, the house at 143 Bourne Avenue in Somerset (property) owned by William E. Kelly, Jr., was severely damaged by fire. Kelly died as a result of injuries received in the fire. In his will, Kelly devised the property to Frances Craft, who had been living with Kelly. He bequeathed the residue of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Peterson v. HopsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Matter of HeinsheimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Boswell v. Zephyr Lines, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Mulhern v. RoachMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Salem Realty Co. v. MateraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Ropes & Gray LLP v. Jalbert (In Re Engage, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- Kourouvacilis v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal EmployeesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2006
- Craft v. KaneMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Northeastern Avionics, Inc. v. City of WestfieldMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- Riley v. Lexmar Global Inc. (In re Progression Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2016
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