Legal Opinion
Westinghouse Electric Supply Co. v. Healy Corp.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided January 31, 1977PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
These two cases, which are not companion cases but are discussed together because they involve similar issues, concern the consequences of failure by appellants to comply seasonably with the requirements of the Massachusetts Rules of Appellate Procedure, concerning assembly of the record and the docketing of the appeal.
The first case is a contract action, in which the plaintiff (Westinghouse) on February 21, 1975, recovered a judgment for $17,102.50 against the defendant (Healy). Trial counsel for Healy filed its notice of appeal on February 27, 1975. Thereafter Healy engaged new counsel; and…
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