Legal Opinion
Cachopa v. Town of Stoughton
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 15, 2008No. 07-P-1247PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrainger, J.
The plaintiff, Manuel Cachopa, appeals from the grant of summary judgment dismissing his claims against the defendants, Gerald Goulston and Joseph Pascarelli.2 We are asked to decide whether acts committed during an extended period of political feuding among public officials in the town of Stoughton (town) can arguably sustain a cause of action for intentional interference with an “advantageous contractual relationship.”3 We reverse the judgment of dismissal.
Background. “We recite the material facts in the light most favorable to [the plaintiff], as the nonmoving party.” Lyons v. Nutt, 436…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Ayash v. Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- King v. DriscollMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Harrison v. NetCentric Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Abramian v. President & Fellows of Harvard CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
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3Cited by24 opinions
- In Re American Cartage, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- City Sanitation, LLC v. Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Thomas v. Town of SalisburyDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015
- Cummings v. City of Newton & Setti D. Warren in His Individual & Official CapacitiesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2018
- Najas Realty, LLC v. Seekonk Water DistrictDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2014
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