Gao v. Silva

GAO vs. SILVA, MISC 18-000375

QIAO JUAN GAO and LU HONG LIN, Plaintiffs v. CARLOS P. SILVA a/k/a CARLOS P. DASILVA and MARIA L. SILVA a/k/a MARIA L. DASILVA, Defendants

MISC 18-000375

JUNE 29, 2021

MIDDLESEX, ss.

FOSTER, J.

DECISION

Introduction

Qiao Juan Gao and Lu Hong Lin (the Gaos) and Carlos P. Silva and Maria L. Silva (the Silvas) are next door neighbors. Their multi-family homes in Malden sit on either side of a common driveway. A dispute arose between them over this driveway. The Gaos obtained a survey of their property that disclosed that the fence enclosing their backyard excluded a…