Stark v. Stark

The plaintiff sued three siblings seeking contribution for the cost of* improving access to the Nantucket lots which each had acquired from their mother. After trial, the judge inquired of counsel whether or not requests for rulings were to be filed. Plaintiffs counsel responded “that he would rest on the legal arguments and authorities contained in [p] laintiff s previously filed trial memorandum.”

Thereafter, the trial judge in a carefully crafted decision consisting of four single-spaced pages captioned Memorandum, Findings of Fact, Action on Requests, Conclusions and Order of Judgment,…