Nager v. Shiels, Massachusetts Appeals Court, 2017

Court: Massachusetts Appeals Court Date: 2017-12-20 Docket number: 17–P–213 Opinion type: lead Precedential status: Published

This action arose out of the renovation of a townhouse in Chestnut Hill. David and Brenda Nager (sometimes referred to as homeowners) brought a nine-count complaint against James J. Shiels, Jr., doing business as Shiels General Contracting (Shiels); James Dodd; and his company Dodd Woodworking, Inc. (Woodworking).5 Following a four-day, jury-waived trial, a judge found, largely on agreed facts, in favor of the