Sniffin v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Celia M. Sniffin3 and certain other class members (objectors) appeal from judgments of the Housing Court of the City of Boston approving a settlement of two suits brought on behalf of the tenants (tenants) in rent-controlled units in buildings owned by the defendant, The Prudential Insurance Company of America (landlord). The objectors are class members in both lawsuits who entered objections below to the stipulation of settlement entered into between the class representatives4 and the landlord. The settlement purports to resolve the tenants’ claims alleging payment of rents in excess of the…