Legal Opinion
Rex Lumber Co. v. Acton Block Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 20, 1990No. 88-P-1153PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The defendant (Acton Block) appeals from a judgment ordering it to convey a parcel of land of 5.7 acres with a building thereon (the premises) to the plaintiff (Rex Lumber) pursuant to the terms of a purchase and sale agreement executed February 13, 1984. The judgment also ordered Acton Block to pay attorneys’ fees in the amount of $98,000 plus costs of $13,750, based on a finding that Acton Block’s conduct violated G. L. c. 93A, §§ 2 and 11.
The sale was to be of Acton Block’s business premises, or, more exactly, the premises of its former business, which had been the sale of concrete blocks…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Linthicum v. ArchambaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Levings v. Forbes & Wallace, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
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- Begelfer v. NajarianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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