Legal Opinion
Edinburg v. Edinburg
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 19, 1986PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, C.J.
This is the second appeal in the Edinburg cases. It concerns Dorothy B. Edinburg’s obligation to pay an award of counsel fees to Mr. Lawrence T. Perera, the lawyer for her husband, Joseph M. Edinburg, after the divorce pro*193ceedings that gave rise to the award had abated by reason of Joseph’s death.1
After thirty-four years of marriage, the Edinburgs filed cross complaints for divorce in early 1981. In addition to her complaint for divorce, Dorothy filed a series of companion actions against Joseph, his sister, and several others. The multiplicity of litigation reflected a state of marital war…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Grendel's Den, Inc. v. John P. Larkin, Cambridge License Commission, Grendel's Den, Inc. v. John P. LarkinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Borman v. BormanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Ross v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Robbins v. RobbinsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
- Diggs v. DiggsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Silverman v. SpiroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
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