Legal Opinion
Melrose Housing Authority v. New Hampshire Insurance
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 21, 1987PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, C.J.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Superior Court entered after adoption of a master’s report (facts final). The judgment assessed damages against the defendant in the amount of $1,007,500.36, the apparent cost of repairing and reconstructing part of a housing project for the elderly in Melrose. We reverse the judgment.
*208The project in question was built by Varrasso Brothers, Inc. (Varrasso), and substantially completed in April, 1971. It was accepted by the architect and the plaintiff and thereafter occupied. Some time in 1978, cracking, buckling, and other failures were…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,366 Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc., James F. Pritchard, Benjamin A. Cook v. Avien, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Rosenberg v. Town of North BergenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Klein v. CatalanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by16 opinions
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