Legal Opinion
Albano v. Bonanza International Development Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 22, 1977PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
This civil action, heard in a Probate Court, was of an equitable nature and was therefore subject to the Massachusetts Rules of Civil Procedure. See Mass.R.Civ.P. 1, 365 Mass. 730 (1974). Judgment was entered for the defendants on June 7,1977. On June 14,1977, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a new trial, but they did not cause the motion to be served upon the defendants within ten days of the entry of judgment, as required by Mass.R.Civ.P. 59 (b), 365 Mass. 827 (1974). For that reason, among others, the probate judge on August 11, 1977, denied the motion. On September 1,1977, the plaintiffs…
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