Legal Opinion
Giuliano v. Vacca
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided September 22, 2004PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, PJ.
The birth of a foal engendered this action regarding its ownership between the plaintiff, Louis Giuliano (“Giuliano”), who owned the foal’s sire, and the defendants Paul Yacca (‘Yacca”), who owned the foal’s dam and Rosalie Vacca (“Rosalie”).1 The Vaccas were defaulted for failing to answer the complaint. Following a hearing on damages, the judge awarded Giuliano damages for the claimed fair market value of the foal as well as for the foal’s potential purse winnings. The judge also awarded Giuliano attorneys fees after finding that the Vac-cas had falsely asserted in affidavits…
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